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It's not just an American issue. Quite a few places in the world have similar situations (for various reasons). That problem is rarely a major issue, though; tr
by 2000UltraDeluxe 4y ago
It's not just an American issue. Quite a few places in the world have similar situations (for various reasons). That problem is rarely a major issue, though; transportation in urban areas can be improved a lot and there's no reason to not implement different solutions for different circumstances, such as urban and rural areas. Fossil fuel-dependency _is not_ a problem we can solve with one single solution that fits everyone.
The tricky part is getting someone else to take the first step -- there's going to be a lot of changes if we really want to do this, and most people seems firmly convinced that someone else should take the lead.
- mcv 4y agoThere are indeed a lot of countries that have followed the American lead into car dependent urban design. But the issue is by far the worst in the US (and possibly Canada). Although SUVs exist elsewhere, they are far more common in the US. And in no other country do they get as ridiculously big as in the US. But you're absolutely right there's no single silver bullet. The problem is big and complex, and so is the solution. Smaller cars, less cars, electric cars, more bike infrastructure, better public transport, better designed cities. All of those things are part of the solution. Of course most of this is about urban areas; rural areas have very different requirements, and some of these solutions are irrelevant or infeasible there. Cities can do without cars, rural areas probably not, which is part of why electric cars are still important.