40 years ago, I loved driving. Even 20 years ago it wasn’t bad. Lots of open roads near by. In the big city, rush hour was 30 mins in the morning and an hour or so in the late afternoon. Other than those times you could get around the city quite well. There were always some yahoo drivers but they were a small part of the population not a majority. Now I walk whenever I can, take the bus sometimes and only drive if I know I can do it in the lower traffic (although still busy) times. I’d like to bike more but unless it is a completely separated lane there are too many badly driven vehicles to take chances with my life.
40 years ago, I loved driving. Even 20 years ago it wasn’t bad. Lots of open roads near by. In the big city, rush hour was 30 mins in the morning and an hour or so in the late afternoon. Other than those times you could get around the city quite well. There were always some yahoo drivers but they were a small part of the population not a majority. Now I walk whenever I can, take the bus sometimes and only drive if I know I can do it in the lower traffic (although still busy) times. I’d like to bike more but unless it is a completely separated lane there are too many badly driven vehicles to take chances with my life.