Re:How to get rich without getting lucky
by HeyLaughingBoy on Friday June 01, 2018 @02:51PM
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Depends on which statistic you look at, I guess.
One line says the US has 765 motor vehicles per 100 people and the next one down says it has 816 motor vehicles per 1,000 people.
So which is it?
765 vehicles per 100 people has to be a typo.
816 per 1000 sounds reasonable when you consider how many are childern, live in big cities, are in the military, etc... There are some pretty big classes of people who own no vehicles whatsoever.
If you look at married suburban households the number will almost certainly be over 2. The most common case involves one person driving to work while the other shuffles kids around or has their own job. The public transport option may exist, but is likely inadequate (excessively slow) and undesirable.
And tens of millions out here in the tules who need a car to get around. Otherwise, it’s back to the horse and wagon. There’s no public transportation, and there won’t be any until the tules are gone.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/United-Sta...