In most of the world, driving a car is an expensive luxury. Even here in Canada insurance for a young male is $4500 a year and gas costs $4.50 a gallon. Regular

In most of the world, driving a car is an expensive luxury. Even here in Canada insurance for a young male is $4500 a year and gas costs $4.50 a gallon. Regular middle class students and teenagers do not drive, they walk or take the bus, often in blizzards or freezing cold temperatures. Getting a car is something you do when you've graduated and started a full time job. Having to actually pay your monthly payment so that you can travel in comfort in a personal automobile is really, really far from oppressive.