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Another big difference in the American way of life is that, in most cities, we've managed to engineer a wholly car-dependent transportation system, such that th
by akgerber 13y ago
Another big difference in the American way of life is that, in most cities, we've managed to engineer a wholly car-dependent transportation system, such that the average American walks half as much people in other countries:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/the-pedometer-test-americans-take-fewer-steps/?_r=0 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/the-pedometer-test-...
All that driving also puts the average American at huge risk for dying young in a car crash.
- DanBC 13y agoAs well as lack of exercise and increased risk of accident is the problem of air pollution, which kills a significant number of people.
- saraid216 13y agoNot even a car crash. http://www.kidsandcars.org/back-overs.html#Studies http://www.kidsandcars.org/back-overs.html#Studies One of my more memorable events back when I lived in a suburban cul-de-sac as a teenager was walking home from school and finding a neighbor's 4-year-old stumbling into the street, blind with tears. Her mom hadn't noticed that she wasn't in the car when she drove out.
- robin_reala 13y agoEspecially as US driving tests are anecdotally much easier than tests in other developed countries. [1] [1] http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/oct/11/britain-make-its-driving-test-harder-18-curfew http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/oct/11/brita...
- Zigurd 13y agoThe proverbial two-edged sword there.