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Show U. S. lias 8.6 Cars to Each Mile of fload LOS ANGELES (American Wire) There is one miie of road for every 8.6 cars in the United States, and there is one mile of highway for every square mile of land in' the nation, according to a survey made y -.i.e Automobile Club of Southern California. Of the 9.600.000 miles of highway high-way in the world, nearly one-third, or 3,065,000 miles, are in the United States. It was disclosed. There is one car for every 4.5 persons per-sons in the U. S. California is the leading state with a car for every 2 6 persons. A study of car ownership also revealed that 54 per cent of the families owning cars have small incomes. More than 90 per cent of the cars operated in the U.S. are owned by families with less than $3000 annual income. A department depart-ment of commerce survey showed 60 per cent of the cars owned by families with $15000 or less incomes. in-comes. This report also revealed that i 95 per cent of the new cars sold last year were in the $750 or less class, wholesale price. Eighty-two per cent of all the car sold were two or four-door sedans while roadster and touring cars made up only one per cent. |