> If you have a nice 4 bed family home in a Dutch city, how do you drive your kids to school, or to a holiday destination, etc? The places in the photos are mo

> If you have a nice 4 bed family home in a Dutch city, how do you drive your kids to school, or to a holiday destination, etc? The places in the photos are mostly inner city centers. There aren't much family homes there. That said, most kids go to school by bike and often without the parents. So, no need to drop them off by car. If you live in an inner city center and want a car you can rent parking space, for example in the closest parking garage. I think the contrast with the UK is that our public transport and bike lanes are used very much. It makes sense to remove cars here because the space will actually used by people walking, biking, etc. We try to build walkable/livable cities. Most people live very close to a supermarket or small shopping center. No need for everyone to go to the city center for groceries or many other things. > I can't exactly carry a new desk or dinning room chair on a bus. You don't buy those very often. For those you can still use your car. If you live in a car-free inner city zone you can usually still get to your house by car if you need to. Usually there are certain hours/days where destination traffic is allowed, or you can get a permit.