text: Also, the number of car usage per person in the united states is drastically dropping already, so you might as well get ahead instead of getting behind. The number of miles driven in the United States peaked in 2005, and began to steadily decline thereafter. As of April 2013, the number of miles driven per person was almost 9% below what the country was in January of 1995. These statistics are still moving further down their respective directions to this day, so it would be wise to be prepared.