If you are a DINK household, do you drive 2 cars?

[Anonymous]

We share a car. I WFH and DH drives to work so it's not an inconvenience, and if I need to go to the doctor or something like that I take an Uber. We have a good daycare within walking distance of our house, so hoping we can stick with one car when we do eventually have a kid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We didn't have a car at all as DINKS. It was great. Why would you live a lifestyle that was car dependent if you don't have kids? Heck, the only reason to do it at all is because you can't afford it otherwise or you really want to be out in the country.

You can’t possible be this out of touch where DINKs live and work in the same area as the majority of couples. This used to be a comment that got slammed as a millennial type comment, but those folks are grown up now. Believe it or not, there are neighborhoods that are car dependent but isn’t in the “country.”

I’m 45. You do realize the VAST majority of Americans live in cities, right? People have been flocking to urban centers for a while now, excepting this pandemic blip. Driving all over is an awful way to live. I ought to know, I grew up in fairfax. So, yeah, most of “the country” as you say could be car free.

You need to get out of your bubble.

[Anonymous]

We shared a car before we had kids. It rarely got driven though, we used bus/Uber/metro for our day to day needs. I miss those days!

[Anonymous]

We have one car. Live in NYC. We use it primarily to get out of the city.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We didn't have a car at all as DINKS. It was great. Why would you live a lifestyle that was car dependent if you don't have kids? Heck, the only reason to do it at all is because you can't afford it otherwise or you really want to be out in the country.

You can’t possible be this out of touch where DINKs live and work in the same area as the majority of couples. This used to be a comment that got slammed as a millennial type comment, but those folks are grown up now. Believe it or not, there are neighborhoods that are car dependent but isn’t in the “country.”

I’m 45. You do realize the VAST majority of Americans live in cities, right? People have been flocking to urban centers for a while now, excepting this pandemic blip. Driving all over is an awful way to live. I ought to know, I grew up in fairfax. So, yeah, most of “the country” as you say could be car free.

In most American cities you still need a car!

It was such a bizarre rant. Even for people who can do most things carless, there are still some things that take a car. Like visiting family and friends outside of the major urban center where apparently most of us live and don't use a car to get around no not even when we need to go grocery shopping or schlep out to Ikea.

Who needs a future when you want to go to IKEA twice a year, amirite?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We didn't have a car at all as DINKS. It was great. Why would you live a lifestyle that was car dependent if you don't have kids? Heck, the only reason to do it at all is because you can't afford it otherwise or you really want to be out in the country.

You can’t possible be this out of touch where DINKs live and work in the same area as the majority of couples. This used to be a comment that got slammed as a millennial type comment, but those folks are grown up now. Believe it or not, there are neighborhoods that are car dependent but isn’t in the “country.”

I’m 45. You do realize the VAST majority of Americans live in cities, right? People have been flocking to urban centers for a while now, excepting this pandemic blip. Driving all over is an awful way to live. I ought to know, I grew up in fairfax. So, yeah, most of “the country” as you say could be car free.

You need to get out of your bubble.

Are you disputing facts?
In 2020, about 82.66 percent of the total population in the United States lived in cities and urban areas
https://www.statista.com/statistics/269967/urbanization-in-the-united-states/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We didn't have a car at all as DINKS. It was great. Why would you live a lifestyle that was car dependent if you don't have kids? Heck, the only reason to do it at all is because you can't afford it otherwise or you really want to be out in the country.

You can’t possible be this out of touch where DINKs live and work in the same area as the majority of couples. This used to be a comment that got slammed as a millennial type comment, but those folks are grown up now. Believe it or not, there are neighborhoods that are car dependent but isn’t in the “country.”

I’m 45. You do realize the VAST majority of Americans live in cities, right? People have been flocking to urban centers for a while now, excepting this pandemic blip. Driving all over is an awful way to live. I ought to know, I grew up in fairfax. So, yeah, most of “the country” as you say could be car free.

You need to get out of your bubble.

Are you disputing facts?
In 2020, about 82.66 percent of the total population in the United States lived in cities and urban areas
https://www.statista.com/statistics/269967/urbanization-in-the-united-states/

I'm disputing your interpretation of said facts. For example, Los Angeles is an "urban area" but try to live there without a car. You wouldn't last a week.

[Anonymous]

Yes. We commute to different workplaces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3. His, mine, and a sports car for fun. We like cars.

+100

Same here

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Anonymous wrote:We didn't have a car at all as DINKS. It was great. Why would you live a lifestyle that was car dependent if you don't have kids? Heck, the only reason to do it at all is because you can't afford it otherwise or you really want to be out in the country.

You can’t possible be this out of touch where DINKs live and work in the same area as the majority of couples. This used to be a comment that got slammed as a millennial type comment, but those folks are grown up now. Believe it or not, there are neighborhoods that are car dependent but isn’t in the “country.”

I’m 45. You do realize the VAST majority of Americans live in cities, right? People have been flocking to urban centers for a while now, excepting this pandemic blip. Driving all over is an awful way to live. I ought to know, I grew up in fairfax. So, yeah, most of “the country” as you say could be car free.

You need to get out of your bubble.

Are you disputing facts?
In 2020, about 82.66 percent of the total population in the United States lived in cities and urban areas
https://www.statista.com/statistics/269967/urbanization-in-the-united-states/

I'm disputing your interpretation of said facts. For example, Los Angeles is an "urban area" but try to live there without a car. You wouldn't last a week.

+1. Same with Dallas, Charlotte, Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, etc. Are these not urban areas?? All are very car dependent.

[Anonymous]

It’s such a waste of resources and not to mention terrible for the environment that two adults need two large gas guzzling cars. Take public transport, bike, walk!

Americans are so spoiled and wasteful!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s such a waste of resources and not to mention terrible for the environment that two adults need two large gas guzzling cars. Take public transport, bike, walk!

Americans are so spoiled and wasteful!

You also need to get out of your bubble. The three alternatives you propose (public transport, bike, walk) are not viable for many people in many different geographical locations.