In the past, our hectic schedules ruled, and we spent so much time in our vehicles transitioning from one place to the next. Hopefully, we have learned to slow down a bit in these weeks and months of quarantine and we will try to manage our time better in the future. So how much time did we Americans actually spend in our cars? We spend on average 17,600 minutes inside our vehicle a year. This means that we do a lot more than just drive.
Let’s take a look at those 17,600 minutes a year, let's break it down even further.
The average American spends 101 minutes per day in their car. That means that we spend 37,935 hours driving a car (assuming that she/he starts driving at 17 and drives until 78.7 years old.)
How many hours per year do we sit in traffic?
Of course, the number of hours spent sitting in traffic will depend on where you live, but on average we spend 38 hours sitting in traffic within our lifetime.
That sounds like a lot of time in our vehicles...so let me ask you, are you happy with the vehicle you spend this much time with? I hope so, but if you would like to change your surroundings, give me a call!
