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According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Americans are driving a lot more than before. In the latest ‘Traffic Volume Trends’ by the Department of Transportation, it is estimated that Americans drove a total of 2.9 trillion miles in 2010. That’s a 0.7 percent increase or an increase of 20.5 billion more miles than 2009. It also marks the most miles traveled since 2007. DOT Secretary Ray LaHood said that the increase in traffic “demonstrates why we need to repair the nation's roads and bridges.” with the increase of miles being traveled by U.S. drivers, traffic fatalities and injuries in the country are the lowest since 1950.

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