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  • How Many Miles Do Americans Drive Per Year?

    While driving on the road in the United States, have you ever think how many miles do Americans drive per year? Regardless of age group or sex, Americans drive approximately 36.92 miles per day. On average, Americans spend about 44 minutes a day on the road with an average speed of 50 mph. This statistic is taken from a report made in 2016 by Federal Highway Administration, a U.S. Department of Transportation.

    Now here’s a chart showing the average annual miles per driver by age group. On average, male drivers drive 6,408 miles more than female drivers in America. The age group that drives the most is in between 20 to 54, while the least are 16-19, as well as 65 years old and above. It’s not surprise to see average American driver clocks 13,476 miles in a year because America is one of the most car countries on earth. Try to look on Google Map and you will realize it’s 3,000 miles from New York City to San Francisco, California. This means American drive more than four times from New York City to San Francisco per year.

    Age Male Female Total
    16-19 8,206 6,873 7,624
    20-34 17,976 12,004 15,098
    35-54 18,858 11,464 15,291
    55-64 15,859 7,780 11,972
    65+ 10,304 4,785 7,646
    Average 16,550 10,142 13,476

    Chart above is taken from the official website of Federal Highway Administration

    Where Americans Drive The Most?

    According to another report from FHWA (Federal Highway Administration), Wyoming, Georgia, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Minnesota are the top five states that has the most miles driven in a year. Wyoming has approximately 9,259,967 registered vehicle and the drivers from this state logs 21,821 miles per year. Georgia comes into second place with an average driver drives 18,920 miles and 7,155,006 registered vehicles. The third is Oklahoma state where the drivers clocks 18,891 miles each year. The number of registered vehicles in Oklahoma is 3,014,491. With just 1,528,510 registered vehicles, people in New Mexico is considered drive a lot every year because they logs 18,369 miles per year. The number is almost similar with Oklahoma but the registered vehicles is just half of it. Licensed drivers who live in Minnesota drives 17,887 miles per year with 4,629,940 registered vehicle.

    See also: Learning to Drive a Manual Car and Learning to Drive An Automatic Car

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    Where Americans Drive The Least?

    People in Alaska drive the least. With 594,399 registered vehicles, they only drives 9,915 miles per year. Next to Alaska is Washington DC, where the licensed drivers clock an average of 10,045 miles every year. The number of registered vehicles in Washington DC is lesser than half of what Alaska has, which is just 242,081. Without surprise Hawaii is one of the states with fewest miles driven annually in America. This is because the entire Hawaii island is just 4,028 square miles. However, the people in Hawaii still drives about 11,104 miles per year with 737,551 registered vehicles. Connecticut and Massachusetts are two states in America where the drivers log fewer miles than others. The average miles per year per driver in both states is nearly 11,600 miles only.

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    Conclusion

    For certain reasons drivers who live in a small town drive more miles than drivers who live in urban cities. This is because the public transport in small town is not as good as cities. In recent years, people in the cities prefer to use public transport because they are convenience and more economical compared to driving an own car. High fuel price is also another concern. Likewise, there are many things to consider when buying a car, for instances, the maintenance fee, the cost to learn to drive a car, parking lot fees and others.

  • Difference Between Automatic and Manual Cars

    It’s not embellish to say that many people don’t really know the exact difference between automatic and manual cars. Take an example of the answer we get from a random drive who have been driving an automatic cars with a valid driving license for 3 years, “You don’t have to worry much about driving an automatic car. I usually put the gear selector to D and just drive it. For manual cars, it is quite troublesome because you have to deal with the clutch and shift gears all the time.” She definitely made her point but there are few more things about both automatic and manual cars you need to know.

    8 Differences Between Automatic and Manual Cars

    Learn the difference between automatic and manual cars will allow you to drive better. It will also give you adequate knowledge to make the correct decision when buying a new car. Basically, there are five main differences between manual and automatic transmission cars.

    1. A manual transmission car has three pedals – clutch, brake and accelerator (gas pedal). An automatic transmission car has only two pedals – brake and accelerator.

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    2. A manual transmission car features a gear shift. It is also known as Stick Shift. You need to press the clutch in order to shift gears. An automatic transmission car features a gear selector where you need to put the car to D to drive it. The gear selector in an automatic car also has P (Parking), R (Reverse) and N (Neutral).

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    3. It is more complex to get started on a hill when driving a manual car compare to automatic car. In a manual car, the driver needs to control the clutch and shift gears manually. See learning to drive a manual car for more details. In an automatic car, the driver only needs to put the gear selector to D and drive it because the car will shift automatically for you.

    4. You need to press the clutch and apply the brake to slow down or stop a manual car. As for automatic car, all you need to do is lift your right foot from the gas pedal to the brake to slow down or stop the car. Some people prefer automatic car because it is easier for parallel parking.

    5. When it comes to pricing, all the manual transmission cars tend to be less expensive compared to automatic transmission cars because the transmission system is simpler. An automatic transmission consists of complicated technology thus is it more expensive to repair. You could save up few hundred dollars if you are buying a stick shift.

    6. It is easier to do a burnout in manual car compared to automatic car because you can control the wheel spin with clutch. See how to do a burnout for more details.

    7. Automatic cars bring more advantages when you are driving in traffic jam because you don’t have to keep shifting gears like the manual cars. Driving a manual transmission car in traffic is simply gruelling.

    8. Manual transmission cars typically gives a better gas mileage. This is because the driver can control the car based on the road conditions. Also, you can rev your engine to the redline in a manual car but you can’t do it in automatic cars. Redline is the maximum RPM value a car engine is able to handle.

    Most cars on the road today are automatic transmission because they are easier to drive especially for people who are learning to drive a car. In conclusions, there are advantages and disadvantages of both manual and automatic cars. All you need to do is understand the difference between automatic and manual cars and go for the one that suits your needs the best.

  • What kind of cars billionaires actually drive

    “I wanna be a billionaire, so fucking bad, buy all of the things I never had” What kind of cars you will choose to drive if you are a billionaire? Many of us may think that billionaires must have a fancy car and that will at least cost more than $100,000 dollars. Well, some of the billionaires who love cars own a few super exotic cars that cost over million dollars while some are surprisingly using cars below $50,000. Let’s see what kind of cars some of the top billionaires choose.

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  • How To Parallel Park (Video)

    This is a two-minute short video to show you how to parallel park a car in few easy steps. It was taken in HD mode and the resolution can be enlarged to 1024 x 576 . Follow these steps and you can learn parallel parking easily. Click here to read more about how to parallel park a car with detail explanations as well as special images.

  • How To Drive An Automatic Car (Video)

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    This is a short video to show you how to drive an automatic car in few easy steps. It was taken in HD mode and it can be enlarged. Follow these steps and you can learn to drive a car easily.

    Step 1: Make sure the handbrake or e-brake is engaged and the gear knob is positioned at P (Parking).

    Step 2: Step on the brake pedal with your right foot and turn on the ignition to start the car.

    Step 3: Shift the gear selector to D (Drive) mode and release the handbrak/e-brake.

    Step 4: Shift your right foot to the accelerator or gas pedal and step on it slowly. The more gas you put in, the faster the car will go.

    Click here “Learning To Drive An Automatic Car” for more details with images.