Общественный транспорт как индикатор кризисов в США

http://www.transact.org/library/Transit_VMT.asp

For the first time ever, the growth in transit ridership has exceeded the growth in driving for five years in a row. ... For the first time since the introduction of the automobile, transit growth is consistently outpacing the growth in driving. Similar but shorter periods occurred during the recession years of the early 1980s, the 1974 oil crisis, and World War II.