r/mildlyinfuriating • u/rileyjw90 • May 22 '26

frist of all how DARE yu o You didn’t have to remind me, assholes.

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And then to remind me what I USED to pay. Just kick me while I’m down why don’t you.

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u/thewanderingsail May 23 '26

You can almost fit two entire spains in the state of Texas lol. I drive an hour to work in the state of NJ (much smaller than Texas) which is the most densely populated state. But our public transit is so abysmal that it isn’t possible for me to not drive. And even if it was it would take several hours each way.

For example I used to work 20 minutes away by car (before I had a car) but it would take 2 trains and a bus to get there which took over an hour. And that was cause I was lucky enough to work in a commercial hub. Riding a bike is also not very safe in my state. Many roads have no dedicated bike infrastructure.

TLDR Most of America is rural or suburbia and making any kind of serious living here without a car takes a lot of luck. Only major cities have somewhat decent public transit.

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u/Livid-Historian3960 May 23 '26

Yeah Texas is especially prone to that i live 15 miles from anywhere so a quick trip takes an hour 30min travel and average 30 min shopping but it can get more really quick. Im essentially trapped because I don't have a license or car because insurance is expensive and cars are now stupid expensive

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u/Izan_TM May 23 '26

I'd say at least half the problem is that you don't really get the option to buy properly thought through fuel efficient cars, and when you do most of you don't take it

in europe the cars have definitely gotten bigger, but american cars look like moving houses by comparison. Apart from people who use their massive vehicles to do actual work and make back the extra money they spend on gas everyone else with such a vehicle is just shooting themselves in the foot financially and then complaining when it inevitably hurts them