I can (and do) walk to; - a big supermarket (<1 min) - a drug store (<1 min) - a pharmacy (<1 min) - a kiosk that sells beer during the night (<2 min) - th

I can (and do) walk to; - a big supermarket (<1 min) - a drug store (<1 min) - a pharmacy (<1 min) - a kiosk that sells beer during the night (<2 min) - three bakeries (<2 min) - a locksmith/shoe-repair guy (<2min) - my doctor (<3 min) - a hardware store (<3 min) - a few bars/cafes (<3 min) - my bands rehearsal space (<5 min) My work is the only thing that is to far to walk and there the times look like this (during typical hours) - bicycle (17 min) - public transport (21 min) - car (including parking lot: 40 min) Now granted I do live in a city, but this is also the reason why I live in a city. When we are talking about cars we are usually talking about cars in cities. But I grew up rurally — in a country with good public transport. Till I moved out I used the public transport for everything. That might be hard to imagine for someone from the US, but if you have working public transport and a society with nearly no violent crime you don't really need a car.