June 3, 2013
Bloomberg: Medicinal Marijuana a ‘Hoax’
Student Refuses to Recite ‘Historically Racist’ Poet Walt Whitman
Ongoing Swedish Riots Challenge Country’s Progressive Reputation
Study Finds Computers for Low-Income Kids Gives No Educational Boost
Liberals Dominate Ivy League Commencement Speech Invites
Study Links Marijuana Use to Being Thin
Soledad O’Brien: Only White People Want to See Beyond Race
Student Told, ‘Go Back 2 Africa Slave’
May 1, 2013
‘You Deserve Rape’ Sign Sparks Anger on University Campus
Nestle Chairman: Water Should Not be a Human Right
The Very Rich are Also Very, Very Smart, Claims Researcher
Kerry: Japanese Students Scared of Gun Violence in US
No, Folks in the South Aren’t the Heaviest in the Nation
Do Whites Need to be Promised Personal Growth Before They’ll Take Action on Climate?
Immigrants Value International Law More So Than Native-Born Americans
Professor Under Fire For Suggesting Unconscious Rape Might be OK
April 1, 2013
‘Peak Oil’ Is Over, Claim Energy Experts
Do People Vote Just to Say They Voted?
The ‘New’ Culture War Will Be All About Economics
Men Born to Single Moms Less Likely to Succeed, Find Partners
Are Red State America’s Poor, Smart Kids Getting the Shaft?
Growing Hispanic Population Could Hurt Democrats Too
Facebook ‘Likes’ Can Predict Race, Religion, Politics & More
Paying Folks to Lose Weight Works
March 3, 2013
CEOs Square Off: Is Working From Home Good or Bad?
Coulter to Libertarians: You’re a Bunch of Pussies
Online Racism Could Cost You a Loan
Valentine’s Day Candy Evolves: ‘You Are Gay’ is Out, ‘UR Hot’ is In
Turbo Tax Commercials Spark Online Class War
Democratic Voters More Optimistic About Economy Than Republicans
Watching Porn Linked to Acceptance of Gay Marriage
The Black-White Wealth Gap: Blame Cousin Joe
January 27, 2013
Obese Folks Should be Shamed, Says Expert
Does Obama and Co. Represent the ‘New Power Class’?
West Point Warns of Danger From ‘Violent Far Right’
Republicans Are Dog Lovers, Democrats Are Cat People
Study: Obese Women More Likely to be Assumed Guilty
Teens Who Receive Mental Health Treatment More Likely to Attempt Suicide
America’s Hunters Are Older, Male and Make a Good Living
December 28, 2012
Study: Single-Sex Schools Push Girls to Pursue Math & Science
California’s Jobless Turning Down Plentiful Farm Work
Will Gun Control Help Republicans Woo Latinos?
Does ‘White Male Privilege’ Explain the Sandy Hook Shootings?
Why Do Republicans Start Saving Money Earlier?
Rural America Becoming ‘Less and Less Relevant’ Says Ag. Secretary
Men More in Favor of Pot Legalization Than Women
The Urban-Rural Voter Gap is Growing
November 29, 2012
Iowa First in the Nation in Graduation Rates
Americans Are Wrong to Be Pessimistic
Red States Have More Fatal Car Crashes Than Blue States
Top Economist: America, Welcome to Europe
Austin, Texas to Secede From Texas if Texas Secedes From US
DARE Drops Marijuana From Anti-Drug Message
Making Stuff Harder to Read Helps Open Political Minds
Talk Radio Host Urges Gay Romney Supporter to Kill Himself
October 28, 2012
Obama on Ayn Rand: Teens Like Her, But They’ll Grow Out of It
Police Not Expecting Riots on Election Day
50 Claims of Grey: Why Fact-Checking Gives No Easy Answers
Is Election-Year Politics Killing Friendships on Facebook?
Porn Industry Prefers Obama to Romney
Manufacturing Jobs Aren’t ‘Cool’ Enough for Kids Today
Male and Female Economists Disagree on the Role of Government
Democrats and Republicans Saying ‘I Don’t’ to Each Other
September 30, 2012
Transgender 3rd-Grader Officially Acknowledged by School
Republican Women More Ladylike Than Democratic Women
25% of Twenty-Somethings Live With Their Parents
Only 13% of Working Class Whites Dig the Tea Party
‘Toy Story’ Songwriter Releases ‘I’m Dreaming…of a White President’
Santorum: ‘We Will Never Have the Smart People On Our Side’
Are Climate Skeptics More Likely to Be Conspiracy Theorists?
Have a Job? You’re Middle Class
August 30, 2012
Americans on the Rich: Smart, Yes, But Greedy Too
Kids Against ‘Crony Capitalism’
Do Academics Have a Liberal Bias?
Drive-Thru Politics: Fast Food Preferences and Political Leanings
FBI’s Most Wanted Domestic Terrorists List Dominated By Women
Americans on the TSA: Not Bad, Not Bad At All
Democratic and Republican ‘Megadonors’ – Who Gives the Most?
‘Run. Hide. Fight.’ Houston PSA Recreates Mass Shooting
July 27, 2012
Business Owners Aren’t Sold on Obama
Legalize Prostitution, Then Punish Buyers, Not Sellers
Post-Aurora Gun Debate: Predictably Bipolar & Ideologically Rigid
Gen X Couldn’t Care Less About Climate Change
If There Are So Few Fires, Why Are There So Many Firefighters?
No, Encouraging Suicide From Your Computer Is Not Free Speech, Court Rules
Are Americans More Conformist Than Europeans?
Conservative Teen Star Takes Left Turn to Liberalism
June 27, 2012
Conservatives on the Obamacare Mandate: It Was Wrong Then, Wrong Now
The Side That Watches More News Wins More Elections
Rape “Not Just a Girl Thing” Says Writer
Asians Now America’s #1 Immigrant Group
Is the New York Times Cheerleading for Gay Marriage?
People More Optimistic About Local Economy Than Nation’s, Globe’s
Dads Are Only Worth $20,248 Per Year Around the House
Air Rage Literally on the Rise
May 30, 2012
Just the Facts Ma’am: Attitudes to Global Warming About Values, Not Knowledge
Doctor Forced to Pay Child Support for Abortion Debacle
Romney Way Ahead Among Veterans
Turns Out Parents Are Happier Than People Without Kids
Stay-at-Home Moms an Unhappy Bunch?
Republicans & Democrats Even Shop Differently
Yes, There Are Liberal and Conservative Baby Names
People Who Read More Are Thinner
May 13, 2012
April 18, 2012
I was tipped off to a Financial Times article on why young folks are choosing to drive less – though not forgo altogether getting a license – by Drudge via Twitter, but the article requires a free but annoying subscription.
So I found another one published recently by the Denver Post likely inspired by some of the same background research. It documents how people roughly in their twenties (16-34) are driving less over time. Apparently this group drove 20% less in 2009 than their peers in 2001. And citing the Federal Highway Administration’s National Household Travel Survey, the article states that the youthful took “24 percent more bike trips in 2009 than they took in 2001,” and that “the number of passenger miles traveled by the same group on public transit increased by 40 percent.”
This recalls a post of mine from last year, ruminating on what’s going on with menfolk and their standard of living. Of course that post was about guys of all ages (sort of), not both guys and girls of a younger age. In any case, be it the economy, immaturity or shifting values – and the Denver Post article seems to lean upon the latter – youth are getting away from cars.
A 24 year old quoted in the article offers what I’d describe as a combination of immaturity and shifting values, giving away her educated self-selection into a more progressive lifestyle in the process:
I would rather have good public transportation options than the hassle and expense of driving a car. Our leaders should focus on building a 21st-century transportation network that provides lots of alternatives to driving.
Indeed. Patching a bike tire is a breeze compared to changing one on a car. (Took me an hour once.)
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