"Lori R. Fye" wrote:
> 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).
>
When I lived in London we never drove into the city. It was far easier to go by public
transport even to it is crap in London. If I had to get John from heathrow, I drove
but I
drove around London-about 80 miles because it was much quicker than driving
thru-18miles!
