Transportation
Americans Have Been Driving Less, But Now They're Just Sitting at Home
Is a recent drop in auto fatalities linked to people becoming shut-ins?
Some good news for the environment and, well, for staying alive: Driving rates and fatal car wrecks are on the decline in the United States.
But there’s bad news for health: Americans haven’t replaced driving with physical activities, preferring instead to putter around the home, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.