For small villages, the necessary infrastructure, like grocery stores, hospitals, town halls, can be 2-20km away. In the winter, the roads might be completely i

For small villages, the necessary infrastructure, like grocery stores, hospitals, town halls, can be 2-20km away. In the winter, the roads might be completely impassable. That has car-related consequences for the towns where those amenities are. While I'd like for cars to be eliminated, it's not happening in sparse areas.