Driving Alone--America’s Commuter Society
Albert Mohler
Friday, May 05, 2006

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the fastest growing group of American commuters are those who travel more than 90 minutes to work, and then another 90 minutes back home. For many Americans, life is increasingly lived behind the driver's wheel and the interior of the automobile is becoming the most familiar "living" space for many harried Americans.

In its May 1, 2006 edition, Newsweek offers a unique perspective into the lives of what reporter Keith Naughton calls "extreme commuters." These workers drive from 50 to nearly 200 miles each way, to and from their place of work. Most leave well before the break of dawn and many return well after the sun has set. After the Industrial Revolution itself, this revolution in the way Americans work and spend their time getting to and from work may represent the largest single transformation in the way many Americans live. the rest