> Personal car requires much less money Ironically, social mobility is measured by the opposite; the costs of having a car are the top inhibitor to social mobi

> Personal car requires much less money Ironically, social mobility is measured by the opposite; the costs of having a car are the top inhibitor to social mobility in areas with less public transportation. > And in my car I'm quite protected. You feel protected, but you're much more more exposed to 1) Accident liability 2) an accident 3) stress related health issue including depression and heart attacks. This ignores road rage, car jacking, and car theft (which are of greater incidence than Taxi drivers robbing or raping people).