Despite governors across the US issuing shelter-in-place orders for 41 states, data shows that six in 10 drivers are still out and about.
According to a report from analytics firm INRIX, overall travel in the US dropped by about 44 per cent compared to typical traffic as the country continues to grapple with the spread of the coronavirus.
By Wednesday, every state had at least a 10 per cent drop in overall travel.
Long-haul truck traffic also experienced its first notable decline since the lockdown orders went into effect, with travel down 20 per cent on Friday compared to normal levels.
A graphic shows how traffic has been affected by stay-at-home orders across the U. S. Overall, traffic had declined by 40 per cent by Friday, with six in 10 drivers still on the roads, shown in blue. The drop was sparked by declines in passenger travel, (orange) although long-haul truck traffic dropped by 20 per cent (yellow) by Friday after remaining relatively consistent with normal traffic levels from the start of the lockdown orders
San Francisco and Detroit's personal travel have both dropped by nearly two-thirds, and the state of Michigan has the largest personal travel drop at 56 per cent.
In Seattle, traffic has hovered near 50 per cent of typical levels for nearly two weeks.
But despite these numbers, six in 10 drivers overall are still on roads, which equates to about 60 per cent of what traffic would be at normal levels.
'There’s a certain level of automobile use built into our daily lives, even when we’re not going into the office or to a restaurant to socialize,' Trevor Reed, an INRIX transportation analyst, told The Washington Post.
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