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You have to look at kilometers driven per person, not just ownership. Americans drive far far more than most other industrialized nations. https://frontiergro
by WesternWind 4y ago
You have to look at kilometers driven per person, not just ownership.
Americans drive far far more than most other industrialized nations.
https://frontiergroup.org/blogs/blog/fg/fact-file-americans-drive-most https://frontiergroup.org/blogs/blog/fg/fact-file-americans-...
- windows2020 4y agoAmerica is huge and lots of it isn't densely populated.
- nostrebored 4y agoHence the claim it’s designed for cars
- WesternWind 4y agoYeah but we commute by car way more. We used to have way more railroads and public transit in the US.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoMost of the driving is done where most of the people live. In those huge sparsely populated areas, you can stand next to an road all day and see only a few cars. Even on the interstates, it's not uncommon to be driving along without another car in sight on either horizon.
- WesternWind 4y agoAmerican roads could also be a lot safer. https://www.fastcompany.com/90771003/american-roads-are-designed-to-be-deadly https://www.fastcompany.com/90771003/american-roads-are-desi...