AMERICANS DRIVE 22,046 MINUTES A YEAR _ American drivers spend an average of about 22,046 minutes behind the wheel each year, based on the latest AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety data available in 2026. Drivers averaged 60.4 minutes and 31.1 miles of driving per day in 2024.
• On average, men drive about 3,541 more miles than women per year and spend about 28 percent more time behind the wheel. Men averaged 36.0 miles and 68.1 minutes of driving per day, compared with 26.3 miles and 53.0 minutes for women.
• Seniors over the age of 75 drive fewer miles (about 6,570 annually) than teenagers ages 16–19 (about 9,636 annually). Drivers ages 35–49 drive an average of about 13,797 miles annually, more than any other age group.
• Drivers who report living in non-metropolitan areas drive more miles (about 11,790 annually) compared with drivers who live in metropolitan areas (about 11,279 annually).
• Motorists in the Northeast drive the most (about 12,118 miles annually), followed by those in the South (about 11,753 miles), Midwest (about 11,498 miles), and West (about 10,038 miles).
• On average, Americans drive the most during April through June at 36.4 miles daily and drive the least during July through September at 28.3 miles daily.
WORLD’S BEST LASAGNA _ John Chandler is the creator of the World’s Best Lasagna, an artery-clogging tower of sweet Italian sausage, ground beef and ricotta cheese that has reigned as one of the most popular recipes on AllRecipes.com for many years. It has earned over 14,450 ratings. In 2001, his then-girlfriend, an avid AllRecipes user, urged him to put the lasagna recipe online, where others could make and review it. The dish quickly earned a string of five-star reviews and climbed to the top of AllRecipes’ rankings. • LINK
WHAT IS THE DUMBEST THING SOMEONE SAID? As always, internet answers do not disappoint!
• A guy where I worked insisted that no one ever needs to change the oil in their car.
• A coworker told them to not give me a raise because “I’d be making less money because of taxes.” I didn’t even try to explain what a progressive tax system is.
• I knew someone who wondered aloud where the moon goes every month. He thought, honestly, that a “new moon” was literally a brand new moon forming every month, and the old one disintegrated or something.
• The girl I was on a date with said, “Owning a horse is cheaper than owning a dog.”
• Someone I was working with on a project said, “Can you email me back the PDF I emailed you? It’s my only copy.”
• A friend swore when you put hard boiled eggs in the fridge they turn back into normal eggs.
