By the Numbers

By the Numbers

Compiled by Myles Dannhausen Jr.

78

Billion dollars, the value of the wasted fuel and lost productivity due to traffic congestion each year

12,427

Miles, the average number driven by Americans each year

7,829

Miles, the average number driven by European Union citizens each year

35

Miles per gallon, the fleet-wide average fuel-efficiency standard Congress has asked American automakers to reach by 2020

35

The fleet-wide average fuel-efficiency of Honda today

25

Percent reduction in average American driving distances necessary to return to 1980 level

23.14

The occupancy rate reported by the Door County Tourism Zone for May 2007 (19,075 room nights full of 82,427 available)

68.17

The occupancy rate reported in July, the highest occupancy rate by month for 2007

Sources: Texas Transportation Institute; New York Times; Door County Tourism Zone Commission