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Americans love cars and the roads are heavily subsidized, a 40mi drive will cost a few dollars and you can take 3-6 people.

• mozumder 8y ago
  Americans hate cars now, which is why they prefer mass transit and ride share.
  • isostatic 8y ago
    Dear SF Bubble, meet the rest of America.
    • mozumder 8y ago
      Yes. SF needs to stop trying to make self-driving cars a thing and catch up to the rest of the country that wants mass transit. Why do SF tech companies keep reinventing the bus??
• yardie 8y ago
  A new, financed car is approaching $500/mo in payments, insurance, and petrol. The price of a well equipped Camry is over $30k. And dealers are turning to more exotic financing terms to keep people buying; 6 and 7 year financing is becoming more common just to keep the payments down. Owning a car is becoming a major, but necessary, liability for those that don’t have mass transit.
  • s0rce 8y ago
    This makes sense if your only use of the car was for your commute but many people use a car for other activities as well and if you have one the incremental cost of driving to work could be less than mass transit, hence the complaints about the high cost. Personally, I hate driving and would much rather use the train.