Its so fucking funny when I hear this argument. In the country where I live public transport gives you actual freedom. Like the freedom to go out have a drink a

Its so fucking funny when I hear this argument. In the country where I live public transport gives you actual freedom. Like the freedom to go out have a drink and go home even late at night without having a high chance of killing myself or others. The reality is cars are an incredibly drag on personal finances and a huge driver of personal debt, and relaying on walking, biking and public transit would give these people a much higher chance of escaping from poverty. The idea that you can't have good transport without cars in sububran environments is just idiotic. Like maybe if you are talking about endless soulless American style sprawl but even then its just difficult not impossible. Connecting rural communities by trains and buses is also mostly possible. People might still need a small car, but having access to public transit is still a great thing that would help people.