I first heard the term "peak cars" about two weeks ago. And then "peak car use" showed up again in this research report
This trend is happening not only in the US, but is consistent with research of driving data in 7 other countries.
As possible causes of ‘Peak Car Use’, the paper offers up the following six factors:
1. Hitting the Marchetti Wall
2. The Growth of Public Transport
3. The Reversal of Urban Sprawl
4. The Aging of Cities
5. The Growth of a Culture of Urbanism
6. The Rise in Fuel Prices
Go read the article. Then figure out if you too are driving your car less. At it is, most people use their car's only 5% of the time. The other 95%?
put it up for rent to your friends and neighbors with
Buzzcar(if you live in France). Or maybe just sell it altogether and use someone else's.
Carsharing is more and more becoming the obvious choice for car mobility. Read more!
