Do cars (and the love of the individual over society) wreck lives ?

Question

Surely if in the USA car capital of the world you reduced your dependence on the automobile you would have a much better society and people would lead much better lives.

1 - No time wasted driving you can read, talk, write and think on a train or bus or boat !

2 - No road accidents !

3 - No financial problems with car loans

4 - More jobs and fulfilling jobs driving trains, buses, boats, writing timetables, planning routes, selling tickets.

5 - Kids travel free on public transport (in Switzerland).

6 - More educated workforce using public transport is more productive, earns more (in Swiss minimum 30 USD per hour)

7 - Society is free of dependence on oil and does not need to goto places like iraq as we will not be spending our cash on their oil and encouraging dictators.

8 - USA could lead the world in Public transport design and manufacture and become great again.

HEY, how about that !

Answer 1

Oh thats idealistic. Of course all of the above would be good, but I (like many others) live in a very rural part of the UK, where we seem to have been overlooked by the providers of public transport and the nearest shop, school/college, doctors surgery, dentist & supermarket are miles away.

What do you suggest in it's place then? Horse and cart?

Answer 2

No

Answer 3

YEAH, how about that!

I can start by Selling my truck, getting roller skates, installing a tow receiver on them and pulling my 7,000 GVWR equipment trailer to work 40 miles every freakin' day!!@#$!!$! That's the way to make the world a better place!

Answer 4

Yeah but if you live in the countryside how will you get your kids to school, do the shopping and visit the doctors etc?

and USA designed vehicles are c**p

Answer 5

I agree completely. I often wonder how blissful life was before the invention of the mobile metal cage. I have travelled alot and stayed in places that had very few cars. The villages had everything they needed within walking distance. If you wanted to go to another village (not that many people needed to because everything thy had was there - then they caught a bus). I walk almost everywhere. If i need to venture further afield I catch a bus. Usually everything i need I have right here though. it's only when I fancy a change I get the bus. I will never own a car and I will never drive. Cars kill - people, animals and the planet. I just don't want that responsibility. i understand people who have cars though, especially if they live in the middle of nowhere, or have kids etc.