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I get that sentiment, but man would that be an easy thing to abuse systemically. Having a car is very essential to life for most Americans.
by TheGRS 8y ago
I get that sentiment, but man would that be an easy thing to abuse systemically. Having a car is very essential to life for most Americans.
- mulmen 8y agoI’m not convinced. 80% of Americans live in cities. Certainly some of them do truly need cars but there must be some significant population that can get by without them. For a sample size of one I don’t actually need one myself.
- TheGRS 8y agoI don't typically need one myself, but I'm a software dev who lives close enough to downtown bike into work or take a 20 minute bus ride. But this is a huge exception to what the rest of my life was like. If I lived in the burbs it would be very difficult to manage without a car. I have to imagine a significant portion of the 80% you cited lives in the suburbs and are 30-60 minutes away from their jobs and 15-30 minutes away from grocery stores.