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Few people getting driving licences sounds ideal.

In Europe there's no need. Got a licence over two decades ago have never needed to drive. Shops in walking distance, public transport anywhere in the country, convenient deliveries, walkable and cyclable cities.

Meanwhile other places have no freedom from cars, locked into expensive car financing, unable to access basic amenities without a car, and motorists have normalised killing millions of people a year.



Way to miss the forest for the trees.

The licenses thing is a proxy for what we’re measuring, which is real life socialization.

You’ll see the same trends in Japan, where far fewer people drive than in America. I’d imagine you’d see them in Europe too.




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