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I was just in central Madrid and was taken aback by how few cars there were. I think most roads were bus/taxi/delivery only. I’m from LA so every European city

I was just in central Madrid and was taken aback by how few cars there were. I think most roads were bus/taxi/delivery only. I’m from LA so every European city seems wild with tons of people walking (and biking in places like Amsterdam and Barcelona). That said, I live in West Hollywood so I actually walk to the grocery stores, restaurants, services, gyms etc except when it’s too hot or too rainy (not that it rains much)

scarface_74 1y ago
Just a quick Google search shows that Spain has 643 cars per 1000 people and the US has 842. Yes I see many more people riding bikes and walking in London where I just left in June than DC when we went in May. But going to the big urban areas doesn’t tell you about the rest of the country. For instance in the UK it’s 603 cars per 1000 people. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_territories_by_motor_vehicles_per_capita https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_territ.... And yeah I chose a place where I can go to the gym, a convenience store, and a bar without ever walking outside. But I’m not going to say that’s common like the person I replied to seems to think.