Americans drove more miles in June 2021 than June 2019, the first time since the pandemic began that driving exceeded pre-pandemic levels, according to data published yesterday by the Federal Highway Administration. We drove 282.5 billion vehicle miles in June 2021, almost half a percent more than the 281.2 billion driven in June 2019.
When compared with pre-pandemic levels, driving has effectively recovered from the pandemic, while other forms of travel have not.
To be fair, June 2021 had more business days than June 2019, which helped boost miles of driving. July 2021 had fewer business days that July 2019, so we’ll see next month how much of a difference this makes.
However, it is clear that, as far as highways are concerned, the pandemic is effectively over. Rush hour traffic, especially in the morning, isn’t as bad, but some people are rather churlishly complaining that the suburbs they fled to in order to get away from dense cities are getting congested. In fact, the data recently released by the Federal Highway Administration indicate that most urban (which includes suburbs) driving is still down a little bit from before the pandemic while the increase in driving has taken place mainly in rural areas (which includes exurbs but not suburbs).
When compared with 2019, rural driving increased the most in Idaho (20.8%), California (11.3%), and Wyoming (11.0%). Idaho’s growth is partly because it is the nation’s fastest-growing state as people are moving there to get away from density and big cities. California’s growth is probably because of the lifting of lockdowns.
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The states that are furthest behind 2019 rural driving are Vermont (-13.7%), Hawaii (-12.2%), and North Dakota (-7.6%). Hawaii fell short due to less tourism and that’s probably true of Vermont as well.
Urban driving increased the most in Nevada (9.8%), Idaho (9.0%), and Arkansas (7.5%). It fell short of 2019 levels the most in Louisiana (-10.7%), Hawaii (-8.5%), and Illinois (-6.6%).
Total driving increased the most in Arizona (12.5%), Wyoming (10.5%), and Montana (10.0%). It fell short the most in Vermont (-11.2%), Hawaii (-8%), and Rhode Island (-7.1%).
These differences, however, are minor. The main story is that motor vehicles on highways are the most resilient form of transportation, which is why driving has effectively recovered to pre-pandemic levels while various forms of mass transportation have not. This is one more reason why the infrastructure bill that the Senate passed earlier this week, was particularly poorly designed, as it would fund Amtrak and public transit with amounts that are way out of proportion to their importance either before but especially after the pandemic.
The “pandemic” is over, more or less, politically speaking. This map of restrictions (or the lack of restrictions, more appropriately) is telling:
https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/coronavirus-reopening-america-map/#restrictions
I do not think governors will have the guts to enrage folks by bringing back the restrictions to save some 80 year olds, Australia notwithstanding. The thugs over there are burning every gram of political goodwill on that nonsense.
I tried to find the link (but failed); earlier this year, there was a letter to the editor in Oregonlive thanking Kate Brown for the lockdown and mentioning that the writer was 90 years old and the lockdown was worth it to help “save” their life. Honestly, part of me thought the letter was some sarcastic psy-ops by a state functionary to poke the rest of us in our eye.
Metrosucks, mandates (something that Kate Brown will never have–get it? A “man” date!) are returning.
Brown is requiring Oregonians to “mask up” (even though it’s clear that cloth masks are worse than worthless and that surgical masks aren’t preventing hospital outbreaks) starting Friday. It will be good when that ugly bitch covers her face again, though.
Pussy Inslee is suspending health care workers’ right to decline the “vaccine” based on philosophical reasons because muh emergency!
Douche Newsome is requiring school workers to get the experimental medical treatment, too.
Then there’s the growing list of cities, like San Fagsisco requiring proof of a “vaccination” just to be in indoor spaces. Meanwhile, shooting up and shitting on the sidewalk is perfectly fine.
Tyrants. They will not let go of the power they’ve seized. Due process is over. Freedom is dead.