According to figures released this week, Maryland drivers drove 700 million fewer miles between November 2007 and May 2008 than in the same period last year.
And the less gas people guzzle in the state, the less tax money goes into Maryland's Transportation Trust Fund to design, build and maintain roads.
For the month of May, the state's vehicle-miles declined 4.2 percent, or 200 million fewer miles than in May of last year.
May's drop comes during a month that traffic...
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