According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, approximately one-third of the nation’s residents don’t have driver’s licenses. In her 2024 book “When Driving is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency,” disability advocate Anna Zivarts argues that not only is America’s car-centric infrastructure harmful to the climate, it also fails to meet the everyday needs of many Americans.

  • SwingingTheLamp
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    9 days ago

    Ah, but that’s the issue highlighted in the article: Most of the United States is not a functional community.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      8 days ago

      Seriously, people get so triggered and come in here saying the most ignorant shit. It’s actually worse than the vegan communities for how often it happens.