I think the concept is cool but I’m an American that cannot drive, and last time I visited my family in the US I felt so trapped having to rely on someone else to pick me up/take me somewhere. I loved family road trips (aside from car sickness and the fuel smell at gas stations), but train and bus trips work even better for me. I particularly love having stations and reliable transport even within a 20 minute walk in Japan. It’s nice not needing to worry about insurance or even accidents too much, though my husband wants to get a car at some point.
But my younger sister likes driving and I do get it-- the mobility and freedom was nice especially in our spread-out hometown and her college town. (Though I’m pretty sure she too mostly just uses public transport and bikes in the NL now.)
I think the concept is cool but I’m an American that cannot drive, and last time I visited my family in the US I felt so trapped having to rely on someone else to pick me up/take me somewhere. I loved family road trips (aside from car sickness and the fuel smell at gas stations), but train and bus trips work even better for me. I particularly love having stations and reliable transport even within a 20 minute walk in Japan. It’s nice not needing to worry about insurance or even accidents too much, though my husband wants to get a car at some point.
But my younger sister likes driving and I do get it-- the mobility and freedom was nice especially in our spread-out hometown and her college town. (Though I’m pretty sure she too mostly just uses public transport and bikes in the NL now.)