Re:Parking kills businesses, not bikes or buses
by bombcar on Saturday April 09, 2022 @03:35PM
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The main difference I’ve noticed is that I have met people from various walks of life in Europe who literally couldn’t drive (no license) and got around fine.
Only in New York have I met someone like that here; even those who majority took public transit had cars or at least a license.
Re:Parking kills businesses, not bikes or buses
by rowanajmarshall on Saturday April 09, 2022 @04:48PM
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I'm in my late 20s, live in London, and that describes most people I know. It's not worth owning a car here, so people just don't end up taking their test. Even if I wanted to take it, I wouldn't get a car so would get rusty real quick.
Re:Parking kills businesses, not bikes or buses
by systemvoltage on Saturday April 09, 2022 @03:33PM
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Lol corrected. Yes, 1000 people. I just googled for it, but having travelled extensively in Europe, I wanted to comment on what people of Bay Area really think about Europe. It is very...VERY distorted.
Btw it does depend where you live but in the Netherlands you can get by without a car mostly fine if you live in a city. The biggest issue is transporting larger goods (basically any IKEA trip), but it's certainly possible (eg by renting).