You underestimate just how low density many parts of the USA are: https://www.google.de/maps/@41.5585724,-87.6995585,6409m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en https://www.googl

You underestimate just how low density many parts of the USA are: https://www.google.de/maps/@41.5585724,-87.6995585,6409m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en https://www.google.de/maps/@41.5585724,-87.6995585,6409m/dat... In that area without parents driving their kids around, it would mean many kilometers of walking, due to the lack of public transit.