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4F. US Vehicle Miles Traveled: 1936-2005

The transportation sector is the second largest contributor of greenhosue gas emissions (mainly in the form of carbon dioxide) in the United States (see figure 4B [1]).  This figure shows the trends in aggregate and per capita vehicle miles traveled by Americans per year. 

VMT

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