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Here are the stats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_vehicles_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_vehicles_... Nethe

Here are the stats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_vehicles_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_vehicles_... Netherlands has 38th highest cars/capita. Austria, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Hungary all have lower car ownership numbers. Though not that much lower. Why is this?

nerdbert 3y ago
Admittedly I live in a large, dense Dutch city, but the small number of people I know in the city who have cars only use them for DIY shopping and occasional weekend trips, not for everyday driving. People have enough disposable income to be able to afford one of their own, and avoid whatever real or perceived annoyances they associate with renting, but are not getting in them every morning. People I know in the suburbs and rural areas are much more likely to drive, but if they commute to a large city and have a train station in biking distance of their house then that's still how they do their daily.
CalRobert 3y ago
The Dutch are wealthy, for one. And older (average age around 42, vs 38 for Ireland for instance). I don't actually mind cars existing. I just don't like it when they become the only option for most trips due to bad design choices, or when I am made to pay for other people's motoring.