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" About 5 million people in rural areas have to travel 10 miles or more to buy groceries, according to the Department of Agriculture" is that supposed to sound
by code_duck 7y ago
" About 5 million people in rural areas have to travel 10 miles or more to buy groceries, according to the Department of Agriculture"
is that supposed to sound like a lot? It's probably a 12 minute drive. I know people who drive 60 miles to and from work every day in Texas without batting an eye.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoAgreed. It can take that long living in town, to drive a mile to the grocery store. I drive 12 miles to the edge of town, rarely seeing another car until I'm almost there, to a grocery on the edge of town. Takes 15 minutes
- adrianN 7y agoIt's a lot for people who can't drive, like children or the elderly.
- code_duck 7y agoI don't see how it would help, then, if it were closer, like 2 miles? What would they do, instead not be able to walk there?
- adrianN 7y agoTwo miles is still really far. That grocery density would mean only ten grocers or so in a major city like Berlin. Small towns should be able to achieve much shorter distances . Nevertheless, 2 miles is well within the ability of people to cycle. Elderly people with poor balance can use electric tricycles.
- code_duck 7y agoThe topic was not major cities. It's rural areas. It's very unrealistic for them to be expected to be even as dense as one in every two miles, when in many cases there might only be four houses or less in a one mile stretch. It seems unlikely that people who are physically unable to drive would be walking that distance or using electric tricycles. I would think that what is going to be helpful for these people is grocery delivery service. Also, children are not typically expected to be responsible for grocery shopping.