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> You don’t need them to run to the store to buy a gallon of milk. No, you don't, but you're not going to go buy and maintain a Civic for the edge cases where
by jstarfish 6y ago
> You don’t need them to run to the store to buy a gallon of milk.
No, you don't, but you're not going to go buy and maintain a Civic for the edge cases where the Explorer you're still paying down is overkill. Walking/cycling is just not an option in most of America's non-urban centers-- the distances and conditions involved are what drove the invention of vehicles in the first place.
- ironmagma 6y agoIt’s more the reverse. We built suburbs and ripped out streetcar lines because automobiles were becoming more popular. It has also been suggested that GM intentionally played a role in this transition.[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...