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May 27, 2008
17 Hours Per Week In Your Car?
According to a recent Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) press release a typical American driver spends almost 17 hours in their vehicle, over 2 hours per day. 
Besides driving, drivers are listening to MP3s, CDs, radio, talking on their cell phones. Whenever I am in my car I always see a few drivers that should be devoting more of their of attention driving than taking part in these other activities. I have even seen a few people reading while driving.
I work from my home and live in a small city - Knoxville, Tennessee - so my drive time is much less. But a few years ago I worked for a large corporation and lived in a much bigger city - Atlanta - and had a tough commute. I probably averaged well over 17 hours per week just going to and from work.
I know quite a few contractors that almost live in their trucks. They are constantly going from job to job, meeting with realtors, suppliers and sub-contractors. Many of these folks probably spend much more than time in their vehicles than the average.
How much time do you spend in your vehicle per week? And, besides driving, what are you doing?
Posted by Bob Gatton at May 27, 2008 7:17 AM
