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Groundbreaking New Study Measures Motorists' Driving Habits
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- We’ve always known we love our cars; now we know how much.
A groundbreaking study, conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the Urban Institute, has found that, on average, the typical American, age 16 or older, drives 29.2 miles per day, or 10,658 miles a year.
Motorists in the South drive the most (11,826 miles a year), while we in the Northeast drive the least (8,468 miles a year).
The daily calculation involves making two trips with a total duration of 46 minutes, the driving survey said.
The survey also found that:
Women take mo…
Groundbreaking New Study Measures Motorists' Driving Habits
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- We’ve always known we love our cars; now we know how much.
A groundbreaking study, conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the Urban Institute, has found that, on average, the typical American, age 16 or older, drives 29.2 miles per day, or 10,658 miles a year.
Motorists in the South drive the most (11,826 miles a year), while we in the Northeast drive the least (8,468 miles a year).
The daily calculation involves making two trips with a total duration of 46 minutes, the driving survey said.
The survey also found that:
Women take mor…
Groundbreaking New Study Measures Motorists' Driving Habits
PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- We’ve always known we love our cars; now we know how much.
A groundbreaking study, conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the Urban Institute, has found that, on average, the typical American, age 16 or older, drives 29.2 miles per day, or 10,658 miles a year.
Motorists in the South drive the most (11,826 miles a year), while we in the Northeast drive the least (8,468 miles a year).
The daily calculation involves making two trips with a total duration of 46 minutes, the driving survey said.
The survey also found that:
Women take more dr…
Call It A Wedge, Not A Sub? You're From Westchester, Website Says
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- If you’re sitting on a bench at Playland, holding a Starbucks iced coffee in one hand while clutching a turkey wedge in the other … and you spill mayo down your Ursuline sweatshirt – and don’t care, cause, heck, at least you’re not from Long Island … you probably grew up here.
So concludes a humorous piece by Katie Corvino of BuzzFeed, who complied 21 “undeniable signs” that you are a native Westchesterite.
For the complete list, click here … if your hands aren’t too full, that is.
Yorktown Athletic Club Buys Protective Football Helmet Covers
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Yorktown Athletic Club is taking extra measures to keep its young football players safe, the youth sport organization has announced.
The club purchased 160 soft-shell helmet covers, at a cost of $7,000, which will be used during its fall football program, YAC officials said. The purchase was approved at the club’s June meeting.
The caps, made by Guardian, are designed to reduce the impact of blows to the head, as well as to other body parts.
“For football, as in every YAC sport, the health and safety of our players comes first,” said YAC President Bob Kohl. “Not…
Brewster Chamber Of Commerce Launches First Business Directory
BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Need to find the perfect pet sitter, lawn mower repair shop, or place to relax with an iced coffee and a doughnut?
Just check out the Brewster Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural business directory, coming to a mailbox near you this week.
The free directory, which is going out to 10,000 homes as well as Realtors, medical offices, and government buildings, will list all of the chamber’s businesses by name and category.
It will also contain a comprehensive community profile, an overview of the community’s demographics, and other useful local facts.
Rose Aglieco, the ch…
