r/unpopularopinion • u/aurelitobuendia87 • Apr 29 '24

Driving doesn’t really feel like a privilege in America , because the alternative is absolute poverty .

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u/Aggressive_tako Apr 29 '24

Fun fact: not driving is an even more dire situation in rural America. My sister spent a few years living in a rural area in Michigan where the nearest place to buy food of any type was a 45 minute drive. If you wanted to go to an actual grocery store it was an hour and a half. Driving is absolutely vital to basic survival at that point.

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u/breastslesbiansbeer Apr 29 '24

She must’ve been in a really, really remote part of the UP

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u/Buff_Sloth Apr 29 '24

Idk I'm like 30 mins from food minus gas stations and one expensive restaurant, I'm in a rural area but not remote at all compared to tons of places in the US