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Old 07-02-14 | 08:24 AM
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From: Greenacres, FL
Originally Posted by RPK79
I think in order to get behind this 'sprawl is bad' agenda you have to first buy into the premise that driving is somehow bad.
I disagree. Without going any further, it's like saying that "firearms are bad"... please, let's not go there, in either case.

What I do think is that not everyone can or wants to drive.
  • Some people cannot afford the costs of an automobile, neither to purchase new or used, nor the ongoing costs associated with owning/driving one (insurance, fuel/fluids, maintenance, parking, etc.)
  • Some people choose to live debt-free lives, and being car-free is one-of-many ingredients in the equation
  • Some people are unable to drive, for a variety of legal or medical/health reasons (DUI and/or accumulated traffic violations; problems with vision, seizures, co-ordination, being "challenged", or age-related issues, etc.)
And, of course, some people simply do not enjoy driving -- some prefer, for whatever reason(s), to travel via public transportation... if/when it is conveniently available and competitively affordable, as compared to driving.
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