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Increases in nation's driving continues into 17th month
Mysterious Old Bridges
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It's been a pretty big week in our solar system.  Did everyone catch the lunar eclipse and super blood moon on Sunday night? The last time a supermoon and lunar eclipse occurred together was in 1982. There are some fantastic pictures of Sunday's moon floating around the internet.


In addition to the super blood moon, on Monday, NASA announced that there is evidence that water exists on Mars. This is a huge discovery as NASA works towards its goal of sending humans to Mars.

Speaking of sending humans to Mars, the movie, The Martian is out in theaters this weekend! I just finished reading the book, and can tell you that the book will put all that knowledge you gained in your college thermodynamics, chemistry and physics classes to work. The book does not gloss over the math as Mark Watney attempts to survive on Mars alone.  If you're interested in Mars and like math and science, I definitely recommend The Martian.  And, if you want more details on NASA's plan to send humans to Mars, you can find it here. 
 
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Increase in nation's driving continues into 17th month

WASHINGTON - New estimates released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving topped 1.82 trillion miles in the year's first seven months, beating the previous record - 1.77 trillion, set in July 2007.
The new data, published in FHWA's latest "Traffic Volume Trends" report - a monthly estimate of U.S. road travel - show that 283.7 billion miles were driven in July, the most ever in July of any year - reaffirming calls for increased investment in transportation infrastructure as demand on the nation's highway system grows.
With the new July 2015 estimates, the series of monthly mileage increases now stands at 17 consecutive months.
The July 2015 report also includes seasonally-adjusted data, which is conducted by USDOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics as a way to even out seasonal variation in travel and enable VMT comparisons with any other month in any year.

Source: US Department of Transportation website for more information click here.
Mysterious Old Bridges
   
This week's bridge can be found in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thanks to Charles Schaub for passing these along!
Stari Most, Bosnia And Herzegovina

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Quick Hits    

Tall crops Pose Seasonal Road Hazard
 
Florida Cyclists Deaths Highest in Nation

KY's "Singing Bridge" Closed To Pedestrians

U.S. Driving Hits Historic High in Year's First Half

Ignition interlock law for drunk drivers
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