text: United States has been one of the world's prime car cultures. Its the birthplace of the Model T;home of Detroit where Wilson Pickett immortalized "Mustang Sally". Has America passed peak driving? In source 4 it says in recent studies suggest that Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer licenses as each year goes by. But America's love affair with its vehicles seems to be cooling. When adjusted for population growth, the  number of miles driven in the United States peaked in 2005 and dropped steadily thereafter, acocording to an analysis by Doug Short of Advisor Perspectives, an investment research company.