Sounds like a problem of where you live(d) rather than intrinsic to cars or lack thereof. I have 2 kids and live in Berlin and never had nor needed a car. I pr

Sounds like a problem of where you live(d) rather than intrinsic to cars or lack thereof. I have 2 kids and live in Berlin and never had nor needed a car. I previously lived for 8 years in Vienna and the same holds true there. The same will be true to most or all decently-sized western European cities.