Americans driving less, analysts say

What are Americans going to do if the price of gas stays above $3 a gallon

Transportation analysts, eyeballing the first shreds of evidence that Americans have begun to drive less, are pushing the envelope to divine the potential implications.

“A lot depends on whether this is a trend or a blip,” said Nathan Erlbaum, a data analyst at the state Department of Transportation for 35 years. “People don’t change their behavior because of blips. But forecasting