Data from the Federal Highway Administration shows Americans drove 300 million or 0.1 percent more miles in May than they did during the corresponding period in 2009.

The FHA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, reported that based on preliminary reports from the State Highways Agencies, U.S. drivers traveled an estimated 260.6 billion miles in May. This total includes 89.3 billion vehicle miles on rural roads and 171.3 billion miles on urban roads and streets.

Cumulative travel for 2010 is estimated at 1,206.2 billion VMT, a decrease of 1.6 billion miles or 0.1 percent from the comparable 2009 period.

In the U.S. North-East region, total miles traveled during the month reviewed edged up 0.5 percent versus a year ago to 38.9 billion miles. In the South-Atlantic, VMT totaled 54.9 billion miles, a gain of 0.3 percent from May 2009, while VMT in the West declined 0.6 percent on the year to 56.2 billion miles.

The North-Central region registered a decrease of 0.2 percent in VMT from a year ago to 59.5 billion miles, while the South-Gulf region posted a 0.8 percent gain in VMT from a year ago at 51.2 billion miles.