More data on the reduction in driving

America Has the Fewest 16-Year-Old Drivers Since the 1960s

New data from the Federal Highway Administration shows the continued decline in the percentage of the population who are licensed to drive.

Nationally, teen driving has been curving downwards for years, as automakers and transit advocates will inform you with respective consternation and glee. Why teens aren’t scrambling to the DMV as they did in decades past is a matter of debate.
— Laura Bliss, City Lab