+1. Same with public transportation. There are many in this country with the attitude that public transit is for "poor people." Many years ago I spent the Christmas holiday in Sweden. One night we went into Gothenberg from the 'burbs for dinner/drinks and a movie. We took the bus, in part because getting busted for drunk driving would not have been a good for my resident host. The bus back home was filled with all sorts of people, including obviously well off, older couples, including some in furs. A guy who lived a block down from my childhood home was European and played violin with the Philadelphia orchestra. I used to see him on the bus in a tux and carrying his violin heading downtown for a performances.

I am not poor. Currently, I don't own a car (A few years ago some kid wrecked my 18 Y.O. car--the only one I had ever owned in my 48 years of life--while it was parked.) but, the GF, who lives with me, does. Despite having car access, we always think "car last." This past Saturday we went to dinner and a movie on our bikes despite strong winds and even some rain.