> Here in Europe, people in rural areas or small towns are entirely dependend on cars My grand-parents lived in a small town (<10k) and never had a car. Walked

> Here in Europe, people in rural areas or small towns are entirely dependend on cars My grand-parents lived in a small town (<10k) and never had a car. Walked, bicycled (X) or took the bus, train, or tram. Then, in the 1960s, cars became more popular, shops moved to the city limits to save rent (supermarkets), bus lines closed. The tram was discontinued because it was a "mode of transport of the past". Result: everybody became "entirely dependend on cars". (X) That was in a very hilly town, with simple bikes without gears.