I live in Berlin. I don’t. Some friends have a car, but about 30% don’t. But whenever we meet in a group of like 10 people it’s usually about 1 or 2 who actually arrive in a car. It’s just not needed. In fact, the ones that have a car usually have it for vacations, to visit friends outside the city or because of work.
And no one cares about having a good car. Everyone just wants a car and have enough money to live. At least that’s what my friends usually talk about.
I suspect that most car owners don’t really have an emotional attachment to owning a car, they just use it as a tool. However there is also nothing wrong with enjoying driving either, I don’t see any point in telling such people that they are evil or something. As long as there is good public transport most people will just use it anyway which will naturally reduce amount of cars on the roads. And I doubt that even passionate car enthusiasts really enjoy driving in a city so many of them will use public transport too, and only drive when it’s enjoyable (on autobahns or whatever) or necessary / more convenient. Which is fine, this option should not be taken away completely.
I live in Berlin. I don’t. Some friends have a car, but about 30% don’t. But whenever we meet in a group of like 10 people it’s usually about 1 or 2 who actually arrive in a car. It’s just not needed. In fact, the ones that have a car usually have it for vacations, to visit friends outside the city or because of work.
And no one cares about having a good car. Everyone just wants a car and have enough money to live. At least that’s what my friends usually talk about.
Indeedy. And if you have to move something that doesn’t fit in the S-Bahn you can just get yourself a Milf, I mean Miles car.
I suspect that most car owners don’t really have an emotional attachment to owning a car, they just use it as a tool. However there is also nothing wrong with enjoying driving either, I don’t see any point in telling such people that they are evil or something. As long as there is good public transport most people will just use it anyway which will naturally reduce amount of cars on the roads. And I doubt that even passionate car enthusiasts really enjoy driving in a city so many of them will use public transport too, and only drive when it’s enjoyable (on autobahns or whatever) or necessary / more convenient. Which is fine, this option should not be taken away completely.