European cities were build when cars didn't exist. The roads aren't designed to handle rush hour traffic. They also never thought of parking lots and parking spaces. Owning a car in big cities is heavily discouraged by excessive road taxes, massive parking fees and complete bans of cars in certain parts of the city. That's why the Netherlands has more bicycles than people.

American cities were built with driving in mind and have a lot of parking lots, so it's not really the same situation as European cities which have scarce and expensive parking.

In many American cities, it would take you 3 hours to get somewhere on a bus that you could drive to in 20 minutes.

Unlimited? Wow

It's not a stigma ffs. It's just that public transportation in America is s**t. Never on schedule and many places the busses only run every hour. It's also dangerous. Bus stops are few and far between. I used to take the bus home from work out of necessity and it was hell. Caught the first bust at 4pm after waiting nearly an hour after my shift ending at 3pm, since the bus stop was 3 blocks away I couldn't get the 3pm bus. So, on the bus at 4, ride around aimlessly for 45 minutes until they take us to the bus station, wait til 5 for the next bus, only 2 benches with 3 seats each for waiting and there's usually 100+ people. So that's awesome after standing all day at work. Get on the bus another 45min til I finally reach the closest stop to my house at almost 6pm, then walk a mile home, no sidewalks, so just on the grass right by a ditch on a 2 lane road, in the dark, alone. And that is in a capital city with a population of 1.5mil, not bfe.

I’m American, and I hope the new infrastructure bill includes a shitload of public transportation projects—-including for many rural areas. Frankly, unless I have things to do which require the cargo space in my car, or which mean I won’t be able to make any of the scheduled bus, subway, or train departure times, I really prefer letting someone else do the driving. I hate the twice daily stress of bumper to bumper rush hour traffic. Plus, if the train that normally gets me to work on time is late, it’s not my fault, so it can’t be held against me. I was just a passenger, sitting back drinking my coffee, reading the news on my tablet, and waiting to hear them call my stop.

of course driving and parking in a big city is annoying, but what's more annoying is the amount you have to pay for a license to get in many parts of europe. you almost can't get your license when you're 17 years old, unless your family helps you out (and not everybody has that privilege) financially i think it's WAY cheaper in america...

I can drive,but I take the train everywhere. Cheaper than running a car and so much less stress, worrying about parking and a car being damaged or broken in to.

Also walking, I saw an American on r/askuk asking if in the UK/Europe we actually consider walking 30 minutes as a short walk.. yes. yes we do. But this person was apparantly appalled at the thought of walking for so long. o.O

When I lived in Boston, public transit made much more sense than driving (and was often faster). In Austin? Not so much. And, sadly, there are a lot more places like Austin than Boston.

Public transportation is horribly unreliable here in my city.. and I live in Canada.

Astonished number one isn't "healthcare"...

Odd question. Is it expensive to take a cab in New York for example? If I were to take a cab here it's crazy expensive.

No such thing as unlimited sick days in my country (Eastern Europe). Plus they don't pay well so you are better off using paid leave :(

5 million people in NYC take the bus each week.

Hier in Deutschland hat man nicht unbegrenzte Krankentage aber könnte man mal beantragen 😅

That's one thing I miss about Europe is being able to go anywhere using public transportation. I live in rural Texas which means a car payment with insurance which adds to cost of living. In the little small town I live in Texas they tore down railroad tracks and turned it into bicycle and walking trail. My grandparents told me that back in the day they could take train to town. Seems like we went behind instead of forward.

I don‘t think most people in the US would mind having unlimited sick days and enough paid vacation days. I suppose they just don‘t know better / are not used to it / don‘t think it possible. But it is not an absolute horror to them (except for worcaholics maybe)

I always have a stress free time travelling on the bus, but not during the school run or rush hour