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How often do you drive that distance? Sure, there are people that take road trips of 200+ miles often, and then it may be more convenient for them to refuel qui
by tdiggity 11y ago
How often do you drive that distance? Sure, there are people that take road trips of 200+ miles often, and then it may be more convenient for them to refuel quickly. But the majority doesn't do that very often.
- philwelch 11y agoPeople who don't drive that distance don't need cars, frankly--and not owning a car at all is a trend that's growing faster than Tesla sales.
- tdiggity 11y agoMost people I know that live in peninsula and south bay of silicon valley have a 10-25 mile commute (1-way) and it would be a huge inconvenience to not have a car. You can't get around with just Uber down here.
- philwelch 11y agoYes, it's unfortunate that people still live in suburban areas that don't have transit.
- ghaff 11y agoHumans have not historically all lived in hyper-dense cities that make public transportation more practical than private automobiles. Like many others, I have no intention of doing so personally. And, outside of such locations (and I'd like to see the plan to, for example, move everyone in the South Bay to a few very dense urban centers) it's generally inconvenient to depend on public transit.
- philwelch 11y agoPeople have not historically relied upon private car ownership to get around, either, but the trend of history for the past several centuries is towards urbanization.