The age of the car in the US is over

May 21, 2013

A new study concludes that the age of driving in America is over.

Fresh data on monthly motor vehicle miles driven was out yesterday.

As you can see, per capita miles driven peaked just before the recession, and hasn’t recovered at all.

Here is a detailed infographic .

But wait. Compare the top chart with the chart of the Labor-Force Participation Rate (the share of workers working or looking or work), which also started sliding before the recession, and hasn’t stopped sliding at all during the recovery.

There’s a logical connection between the two. Not in the workforce? You’re less inclined to drive.

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Five shocking stats that show how Amanda Berry and the others beat the odds of abduction

May 7, 2013

These five stats show how Amanda Berry and two other women beat the odds of abduction.
  • 94% of recovered children are found within the first 72 hours. Berry and the others were missing for ten years.
  • Once a murder investigation has begun, the name of the suspect is known to police within the first week in 74% of cases.
  •  In a gven year only 115 children are the victims of kidnapping by strangers. 2,185 children are reported missing every day.
  • Only 57% of children come home alive after being abducted by strangers.
  • 5. 4% are never found. 40% are killed.
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