Drivers increasingly go it alone

More people than ever are driving alone to work as the nation's commuters balk at carpools and mass transit. Regardless of fuel prices, housing and work patterns make it hard for suburban commuters to change their gas-guzzling ways. From 2000 to 2005, the share of people driving alone to work increased slightly to 77%, according to a Census Bureau report Wednesday. Carpooling dropped and the share of commuters using public transportation stayed the same