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    Wie extreme Abhängigkeit vom Auto die Amerikaner ins Unglück treibt


    Wie extreme Abhängigkeit vom Auto die Amerikaner ins Unglück treibt

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/29/extreme-car-dependency-unhappiness-americans

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    1. Peter55667 on

       The results were “surprising”, Saadaoui said, and could be the result of a number of negative impacts of driving, such as the stress of continually navigating roads and traffic, the loss of physical activity from not walking anywhere, a reduced engagement with other people and the growing financial burden of owning and maintaining a vehicle.

      These results are only surprising for someone living under a rock LOL. Still, they’re so carbrained that they will continue to vote against their best interests to continue to have the whole place dominated by cars.

    2. binarypie on

      > Our data come from a national survey with a representative sample (n = 2,155) of U.S. adults living in urban and suburban areas.

      This is a pretty small sample size to draw such a general conclusion from.

    4. odin_the_wiggler on

      I love cars and love driving, but the happiest I’ve been in my adult life was when I only had a bike. Tons of exercise, far less to worry about. Shopping was kind of a pain at times, but it also kept me from buying stupid shit I didn’t really need.

    5. xPanther on

      Yet we’re still seeing RTO policies forced upon us. It’s almost like they don’t care about happiness.

    6. AtlasWraith on

      What? You mean the auto industry may have been trying to make our lives more dependent on cars since Ford, by lobbying and influencing (or outright writing) laws that make it so that the way cities develop are intentionally done in a way that favors having a personal automobile over other forms of transport, and then smaller townships have to follow suit because the law says so? WHAT? NAH, you pulling my chain, right?

      /s

    9. digital on

      And healthcare with your job dependency, and insurance dependency, and supermarket dependency

    10. vinciblechunk on

      Americans hate each other so much and I think it’s a post-Red Scare feature and not a bug

    11. DIY_Colorado_Guy on

      Looks like r/Fuckcars invaded the comments. Cars suck in a city, however many Americans NEED them because there’s lots of towns that have low populations and are spread apart by miles and miles. It’s not even economically viable to build a mass transit system to most midwest places.

      Case-in-point, I have some family members who only go to town once a month to buy supplies. You wouldn’t run a train to a town with a population of 35. Yes, 35.

    12. Goatfixr on

      Speak for yourself. I have two vehicles I’m absolutely in love with. The drive to and from work is peaceful. The Sunday cruises are sacred. I’d blow my brains out if I had to ride a packed bus or subway everywhere I went.

    13. kimonczikonos on

      How about overcrowded public transport dependency, that is more expensive that running a car?

    15. Imyourhuckl3berry on

      Another person living in a densely populated city with access to public transportation telling the rest of us why we are unhappy – sorry but don’t want everywhere to be like New York, and the only issue with cars is the higher cost and excessive features offered across the board.

      Oh and no thanks on the bikes – mass transit improvements would be welcome but no politician wants to propose the taxes needed to improve the infrastructure and many constituents won’t want to pay higher taxes.

      They should register and tax bike riders and EV owners to fund mass transit projects

    16. Kumquat_of_Pain on

      I enjoy driving. It’s a time by myself that I can listen to a podcast for 30 minutes and not be interrupted 

      Now actually going into work and having to deal with that iver working from home, different story 

      For those saying biking was great…well, when it’s cold, raining, having to find a place to lock up the bike, and being sweaty when I get to any place is kind of terrible. I don’t mind doing it if it’s nice weather and I have the time, but I’d rather bike for fun than not. I can also load up on more cargo (like Costco) then not have to visit again.

      However, the corollary is that I hate parking in the city. So then I’ll try to take piblic transit, deal with the loud rattly bus, avoid the open air drug market bus stops and try not to breathe in too much vape or fenty.

    17. MDA1912 on

      We had to buy a new car during the pandemic. After 2-3 years it just had 3k miles on it. We still depended on having it, and I won’t give it up, but it was nice not needing to use it often.

    18. boardinmpls on

      My quality of life greatly improved when I moved to a walkable neighborhood with options for shopping, eating out, and entertainment. It’s something I recognize is a privilege now but it shouldn’t be one. Everyone should have what I have.

    19. TheBrazilianKD on

      Why don’t these articles ever talk about the unhappiness of cramming my family into a one bedroom apartment downtown vs. affording a 3bdrm house in the suburbs for the same money?

      It’s tradeoffs for a set amount of money, its not like people are insane and are opting for unhappiness

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