That’s one of the major things I feel like gets lost in the anti-car talk. If you can’t afford a car/cannot drive you independence in the US plummets to zero. Can’t drive to work, then you don’t work for the vast majority of jobs. No car equals no job, no job equals no income, no income equals no “worth/value” in America. I hate it so much. You can’t even get on the inductive step on the path to personal independence without a car in the US. It’s such a trap.
When you realize that buses don’t run all hours
i wonder why buses and public transport are so unsuitable for American cities.
First, check how many minimum wage jobs will permit you to own and operate a personal automobile on top of paying rent and other necessities. When you realize that insurance is charged monthly and cars don’t run without gas, then realize how many jobs you can’t get by on with a car, we can talk about the need for parking.
It is a bit like when some chud from the US said that solar worked in places like Germany because of the weather, but wouldn’t work in Texas.
Found the source, it was about the US in general, not just Texas.
I don’t think many americans comprehend just how overcast Northern Europe is. Imagine half a continent that is less sunny than Seattle. Not even broaching the subject that the vast majority is in the summer, when the energy is needed the least.
