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A third of Americans don't drive. So why is our transportation so car-centric?
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20% of Americans are children under the age of 18 and so don't need to drive....
So the other 66% are driving.
That leaves only 14% of people who refuse to. I'd say that's a pretty good reason to have a car-centric nation.
This isn't Europe where everything is within walking distance of you, and it's infeasible to do such a thing here in America.
Your childhood must've been very different from mine! I needed to get places as a kid, like school, friends' houses, stores, parks, the library, and more.
@SwingingTheLamp @kitnaht In a functional community, kids can get to all those places by walking or biking. Sorry your parents raised you in sprawl hell instead of a real neighborhood.
Ah, but that's the issue highlighted in the article: Most of the United States is not a functional community.
Seriously, people get so triggered and come in here saying the most ignorant shit. It's actually worse than the vegan communities for how often it happens.