@SmashTheState Have you forgotten about rural America?
We only have one vehicle in the family, which my husband uses to get himself to the farm he works at, 37 miles from our home.
I wish I had a bus to ride into town when my husband is at work. We live on a farm that is 3 miles from two towns, the largest having a population of 3,000. The next largest town is 17 miles away, with a population of 15,000. We need to travel 60 miles before we can visit a city with over 100,000 people. You guessed it, no bus for us.
I guess I could walk the 3 miles to town to get groceries. It would be difficult to carry what I needed since I need to feed a family of 4 (5 when my oldest son is home visiting from college). Hopefully my 7 year old daughter doesn’t get sick. I’d have to carry her 17 miles to the nearest doctor. yeah, fuck cars
I only travel in my car when I absolutely need to. That’s what you do when you live in rural America. gas isn’t cheap