As wrote above, it depends on the culture. I can tell you for certain that kids and ikea can be handled, and are handled, without the need for a car, where the

As wrote above, it depends on the culture. I can tell you for certain that kids and ikea can be handled, and are handled, without the need for a car, where the culture supports it. Plumbers and tradespeople (and who else) are a small part of the population. That is not representative, especially considering that nobody's talking about banning cars completely. I don't doubt that in a city without good public transport and bike support the activies above are practically impossible. Ultimately, it depends on the direction a given culture wants to point to. sure you can rent a car but then you are talking £££ Owning a car costs, and not little. So very general statement like this don't make much sense.