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U.S. Teenagers Are Driving Much Less: 4 Theories About Why

Posted by timothy on from the time-and-place-restrictions dept.

Paul Fernhout writes "U.S. teenagers just aren't as into driving as they used to be, U.S. government forecasters acknowledged in dramatically altered projections for transportation energy use over the next 25 years." Online presence is one of the reasons mentioned, which makes a lot of sense to me as a factor, no matter the age of the drivers involved. Whatever your age, do you drive less than you did 10 years ago?

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  1. Porn ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Before, teens needed to have a car to impress the girls ...

    Now, they just need an internet connection and some hand-cream.

  2. Alice Cooper has the Answer. by HornWumpus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't got a job because I don't have a car.

    Don't have a car cause I don't have a job.

    Don't have a girl cause I don't have a car.

    So I'm looking for a girl with a job and a car.

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    John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
  3. Not sure that's what they need... by RiscIt · · Score: 1, Funny

    How does the hand-cream help them impress girls?

  4. They're getting around by helicopter... by russotto · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...parent. Cars are for independence, the world of helicopter parenting doesn't allow for that.

  5. Re:Murica Fuck yea! by MightyYar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Like all other things, I'm sure you are paying for a superior product... ~

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    W..w..W - Willy Waterloo washes Warren Wiggins who is washing Waldo Woo.
  6. Analysis too shallow by Chuck+Chunder · · Score: 3, Funny

    Picture this scenario. Ten guys and ten girls live together. All ten of the guys have slept with five of the girls in the house within the first ten days. That makes them promiscuous. However, five of the girls engaged in no sexual activity whatsoever. That gives us a 100% male promiscuity rate, and a 50% female promiscuity rate.

    If we're going to discuss this properly then I think we need more info on any possible threesomes.

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    Boffoonery - downloadable Comedy Benefit for Bletchley Park