> > Unfortunately in 99% of the US today an automobile is a > necessity not > > a luxury. That said, do not believe that price does not affect gas > > usage. > > > I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not > been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. > Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't > have transportation alternatives. Most of us don't have > access to passenger train service. Bus service is very > limited, and very slow. It's driving in our cars or not > getting there. >
but that's because you guys have arranged it that way. You can unarrange it by building better railroads and improved buses. And move your cities a bit closer together... That reminds me of an American gentleman I met in Munich many, many years ago. He had not been in Europe since WWII. I asked him what he thought were the main differences between Europe and the US. He said "Well, your cities are so close together". Bob
