Why are you cherry picking edge cases for a global issue?
Most people in the US are driving from their suburbs downtown or from two close cities.
As an European I lived 6 months in Columbus, Ohio, and it was crazy to me that a trip from suburbs 10 miles off downtown could take you multiple hours.
Dayton to Columbus is connected only through bus, and it's a 2 hours trip!
Should be a 25 minutes train.
In Europe public transport isn't perfect, but it's way better than in US.
I live in a small village not far off Rome.
Going to city center is a 1 hour drive, way more during peak time, but in train it takes you 20 minutes, and guess what, most people take the train. It's comfortable, quick, cheap.
This also means that many people in my village do not need multiple cars per household, me and my SO have just one and it sits in the garage most of the time.
Hell, I remember being in LA and it was impossible to walk 1 mile distance. You had to call Uber for such things. Crazy.
Most people in the US are driving from their suburbs downtown or from two close cities.
As an European I lived 6 months in Columbus, Ohio, and it was crazy to me that a trip from suburbs 10 miles off downtown could take you multiple hours.
Dayton to Columbus is connected only through bus, and it's a 2 hours trip!
Should be a 25 minutes train.
In Europe public transport isn't perfect, but it's way better than in US.
I live in a small village not far off Rome.
Going to city center is a 1 hour drive, way more during peak time, but in train it takes you 20 minutes, and guess what, most people take the train. It's comfortable, quick, cheap.
This also means that many people in my village do not need multiple cars per household, me and my SO have just one and it sits in the garage most of the time.
Hell, I remember being in LA and it was impossible to walk 1 mile distance. You had to call Uber for such things. Crazy.