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Originally Posted by LoganSnake
Speed and convenience. That's really all the motivation I need to drive my car.
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Standing in line at the DMV for license renewals, registration, etc.
Oil changes.
Insurance.
Parking -- always a joy, especially in big cities.
Shoveling your car out of snow, scraping windshields, defrosting.
Winter driving.
Traffic jams.
The speed and convenience of cars is greatly exaggerated.
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Originally Posted by LoganSnake
Yes, the stores around us are within public transportation reach and moderate walking distance. The mall is 15 minutes away walking. Grocery store is 10 minutes away. Various eateries are scattered around the mall and are easily reachable by bus. However, why would I waste 5-10 minutes waiting for the bus, 20 minute ride, then walk to my destination when I can hop into my car and get there in a fraction of that time?
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it doesn't always work out that way. Say you want to go to the grocery store during rush hour. It may very well take you as long to drive as to walk.
Then you have situations where things are close but the parking is not so convenient or perhaps too expensive. Your destination may be 5 minutes away, but you spend 20 more minutes circling for a spot, then another 20 minutes walking from the parking spot to where you really want to be. All of a sudden a 5 minute drive becomes 45 minutes. I had a commute like that once.
( google map ) I walked, rode the bus, or rode my bike because door-to-door it took me just as long to walk (45 minutes) as it did to drive.