Clark wrote:
> If we are honest with ourselves, the real reason we
> drive cars is because of the status they lend to us,
> just as medieval nobles all had to ride on horses,
> and never walk like the "pedestrians."
Excepting folks who (as Colin pointed out) live in
rural settings, I totally agree with Clark, and it
especially shows in the U.S. East where most major
cities have excellent public transit systems.
Washington, DC, in particular has one of the cleanest,
most reliable, and most reasonably-priced public
transit systems, yet scads of people drive their cars
-- SANS PASSENGERS -- into downtown from 10 blocks
away or less. (I work with a woman like this.) Then
they bitch about the cost of parking ($9-$15 a day in
most places).
God forbid they should be so uncool as to ride the
train -- or WORSE! the bus -- with the rest of us
commoners. Afterall, their cell phone may not work
the entire while!!!
Lori
in DC (who admits she should ride her bicycle to the
train station and will do so beginning next spring)
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