People in Los Angeles Are Getting Rid Of Their Cars

Re:People in Los Angeles Are Getting Rid Of Their Cars by abpavel on Sunday September 04, 2016 @06:46AM (#12423712)

I think it's you who are looking at this the wrong way. They wrote: > That's because young people don't have families.

People who are currently 25 have less babies than people who were 25 ten years ago. People who are currently 30 have less babies than people who were 30 ten years ago.[0]

People living familyless lives longer means that the cars will come later in their lives. Having children and not have a car is a very tough proposition, considering the volume and mass of babystuff you have to handle.

Of course the cars might not come at all if people continue to chose solitude over offspring.

[0] http://www.childtrends.org/?indicators=fertility-and-birth-r...

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Re:People in Los Angeles Are Getting Rid Of Their Cars by drdeadringer on Sunday September 04, 2016 @11:17AM (#12424753)

It sounds like that while there may be a link between "having a family" and "owning a car", should not a delay in "having a family" have a noticeable correlation to a delay in car ownership?

Both of you seem to be describing the same thing in related, correct ways.

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