Reply #26: Europe has a long history of not being kind to the handicapped

[silverojo]

Their public transportation is Exhibit A.

Not every unhealthy/disabled person can ride a bike, or stand around waiting for a bus, or (in the case of people with back problems, like my mother) even tolerate being able to sit in an uncomfortable seat.

We had to shop carefully for a car, because so many of the newer models have seats that are even agonizing to me, and all I have is fibromyalgia.

All that aside, how are small-town people going to get to the city without a CAR??

Here's the deal: This is America. European solutions won't work here, because it's geographically very different.

America is the land of innovation. We CAN make cars that run on alternative or hybrid fuels, so that people can maintain their lifestyle without harming the environment.

This is what we need to do in the future...not wasting money in mass transit that only takes a fraction of our population where it needs to go.