For example, my local supermarket is a 8 minute walk from my house. Driving there would take about 5 minutes, due to one way streets etc, so including the hassle of parking etc it takes about as long. Driving there seems positively insane to me, except if I’m shopping for a party or something and need to fill the trunk. Are you saying that Americans would choose the car here? Or that in America it’s a 5 minute drive vs a 25 minute walk?
Cause tbh in the latter case I’d pick the car too, despite my Dutch habits.*
I guess what I’m trying to ask is, are you sure it’s American psyche and not, mostly, the town layout as this article suggests?
*) okok I’m Dutch so I’d bike but I kept that out to stick with the wall vs car topic
For example, my local supermarket is a 8 minute walk from my house. Driving there would take about 5 minutes, due to one way streets etc, so including the hassle of parking etc it takes about as long. Driving there seems positively insane to me, except if I’m shopping for a party or something and need to fill the trunk. Are you saying that Americans would choose the car here? Or that in America it’s a 5 minute drive vs a 25 minute walk?
Cause tbh in the latter case I’d pick the car too, despite my Dutch habits.*
I guess what I’m trying to ask is, are you sure it’s American psyche and not, mostly, the town layout as this article suggests?
*) okok I’m Dutch so I’d bike but I kept that out to stick with the wall vs car topic