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You missed at least four other benefits: e) Privacy - a personal car lets you be alone, listen to anything you want at any volume you prefer, eat food or drink
by ryanwaggoner 10y ago
You missed at least four other benefits:
e) Privacy - a personal car lets you be alone, listen to anything you want at any volume you prefer, eat food or drink, etc. It also reduces the likelihood of certain types of frustrating interpersonal interactions.
f) Storage - a personal car acts as storage for things you want to have with you, things you acquire at multiple stops, etc.
g) Kids - Getting multiple kids (especially young kids) around is much easier with a personal car than most forms of public transportation.
h) Fun - believe it or not, some people enjoy cars and like to drive.
That said, I strongly prefer to live in a location with excellent public transit and also own a car for occasional trips.
- smileysteve 10y agoIf only kids (g) were exposed to something they thought was fun (h), perhaps they'd better learn to respect other's privacy (e) in public, and they might even learn reasonable consumption habits (f). e) There are scientific papers published hypothesizing that suburbs and private transportation are increasing isolation and therefore depression and isolation. f) Theft from cars is a real thing (and a big thing during Christmas at the mall near me). Similarly, given in the U.S. we have high grocery waste; suggestions include making more trips with smaller loads. g) driving is much more dangerous, especially with young kids serving as distractions. h) as with e, while some people have fun, a lot of people experience a lot of stress while driving; In the U.S. your risk of heart attack increases significantly with traffic. Cognitive load is also increased. Road Rage is also a thing where the worst cases result in shootings and intentional collisions.
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