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The Associated Press
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Published: Thu, August 14, 2008 - 11:10 am
Last Updated: Thu, August 14, 2008 - 11:21 am
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Federal Highway Administration says drivers in Alabama stayed off the road a lot more in June than they did during the same month a year ago.With gas prices spiking, Alabamians drove 336 million fewer
miles in June compared with a year ago. That 6.4 percent drop was
the sixth-largest decrease in miles driven of any state, just as
the summer travel season was beginning.
The agency's report Wednesday said Idaho ranked first, followed
by Maine, Utah, Washington and Nevada. The largest decline in
Alabama came on state rural roads, with 118 million fewer miles
driven, a 7.8 percent drop.
State urban miles declined 5.7 percent, 107 million miles.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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