美国人为什么如此迷恋汽车？
How America Got Hooked On Cars
译文简介
美国人开车里程远超其他国家，但驾驶的实际体验远不如想象中浪漫：司机常困于拥堵，汽车排放污染，缺乏步行导致缺乏锻炼等。首先承认汽车很棒，但它们的盛行离不开政策倾斜和强大游说团体的推动。CNBC采访了相关研究人员并分析数据，试图全面解读美国人为何对汽车如此依赖。
正文翻译
美国汽车依赖现象根植于百年政策扶持与利益集团推动，其本质是系统性偏袒而非单纯的文化偏好。20世纪初，汽车利益集团通过郊区化政策、强制停车规定及宽松交通法规，逐步瓦解了以公交和步行为核心的城市结构，并通过1956年《联邦公路法案》将公路网络扩张合法化。如今，70%的美国人自驾上班，仅3.5%使用公共交通，但汽车享有全方位补贴：法律强制建筑附带车位、财政每年投入数千亿美元维护公路，而行人死亡率、拥堵成本及城市宜居性下降等社会代价日益凸显。近年改革尝试如拥堵收费、电动自行车推广及步行友好城市建设虽引发争议，却为多元化出行提供了可能。然而，中产阶级仍困于高房价与通勤压力，郊区化惯性未消，系统性矛盾依然存在。
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An American drives a Ford F150 10 miles to get a $7 burger and 10 miles back. If that's not insane I don't know what is.
一个美国人开着福特F150皮卡，来回20英里就为了买一个7美元的汉堡——如果这都不算疯狂，我真不知道什么才算。
Americans have this weird notion that having transportation options is socialism and having only one option (cars) is freedom.
美国人总有一种奇怪的观念：拥有多种交通选择是社会主义，而只能开车才叫自由。
Imagine reading a book or watching a show on your 30 min commute instead of just driving everyday! There is so many upsides to public transit.
想象一下，每天通勤的30分钟里你本可以看书或追剧，而不是只能握着方向盘！公共交通的好处明明那么多。
A lot of people think the only thing urbanists stand for is a world where cars are banned. Not true! What urbanists stand for is a world where cars aren't the only means of transportation. It's actually about an increase in freedom. The ability to walk, bike, take a bus, take a train, drive, or fly should all be equally valid ways to reach a destination based on the specificities of the trip. But currently, the overreliance on driving makes the first four completely unfeasible in a majority of American cities for a majority of trips.
很多人以为城市规划者只想彻底禁车，其实大错特错！我们追求的是打破汽车垄断，步行、骑行、公交、火车、自驾或飞机，应根据不同需求成为平等的出行选项。但如今过度依赖汽车，让前四种方式在美国大多数城市中几乎无法实现。
I moved to Japan a few years ago and the quality of life difference due to public transportation alone is insane. Americans genuinely do not know what they’re missing out on so I don’t blame them for their ignorance.
几年前我搬到日本，单凭公共交通带来的生活质量提升就足够震撼。美国人根本不知道自己错过了什么，但我不怪他们无知。
Driving is only freedom if you have the right to choose not to if you don't want to. If car dependency is mandated by law, you aren't free. You're being forced to drive whether you like it or not.
只有当你拥有“不开车”的选择权时，开车才叫自由。如果法律强制要求依赖汽车，你就没有自由。本质上是被逼着开车，无论你愿不愿意。
The more you learn about American history and understand the system the more you realise this country was made for profit making, exploitation, not for orderly people to live and thrive. This country was made for the rich by the rich to the rich...
越了解美国历史和体制，就越明白这个国家是为榨取利益而生的，而非让普通人安居乐业。它是富人设计、富人掌控、只为富人服务的机器。
Moved from the Bay Area to Chicago and absolutely love not having a car. I love driving and my cars, but traffic is absolutely soul draining. A lot of people driving really shouldn’t be driving too.
从湾区搬到芝加哥后，我终于体会到无车生活的快乐。虽然我爱开车，但堵车真的会吸干灵魂——何况路上不少司机压根不该握方向盘。
Europe is the perfect example of how you can have walkable cities, public transport AND cars and still drive if you want to. All modes of transport have their strengths and weaknesses. That's why there are multiple systems, to each compliment the other and help in an area where one might fall short.
欧洲完美示范了如何兼容步行友好、公交发达与自驾自由。各种交通方式各有优劣，因此需要多元系统互补，火车到不了的地方，自行车能接上；公交不便时，开车也能救急。
Imagine riding a train for 2hrs from LA to Vegas rather than driving for 4 hours straight hoping your car won’t break down in the middle of Death Valley
想象一下：从洛杉矶坐2小时火车直达拉斯维加斯，而不是在死亡谷里提心吊胆开4小时，祈祷车子别半路抛锚。
Freedom isn't having to rely on having a car and have no other methods of going to work. Freedom is having a choice of transportation.
自由不是被迫依赖汽车且别无选择，而是能按需选择交通方式。
I am from Vietnam and when I come to the US, it's crazy to think to drive 65mph for 15 minutes just to buy groceries and necessities. It's just not walkable here and everything so far apart.
作为越南人，刚到美国时我惊呆了：买点杂货居然要飙车15分钟、时速65英里？这里根本不适合步行，所有东西都隔得老远。
Cars have gotten heavier just like we Americans have. Obese cars for an obese people.
汽车越来越臃肿，就像我们美国人一样——胖子开胖车，绝配。
Those who love driving should promote walkable cities and public transportation because it makes driving fun again!
真正爱开车的人更该支持步行友好城市和公交系统，路上车少了，驾驶乐趣才能回来啊！
The other issue is that people often get priced out of city life. So not having access to public transit leads to buying/leasing cars.
另一个问题是，许多人被高房价挤出城市。没有便捷的公交，他们只能被迫买车或租车。
We love taking the Amtrak train; less stress, no parking issues, and no traffic jams or road rage!
我们全家都爱坐美铁：没堵车路怒，不用找车位，全程轻松得像度假。
But ... but ... it's FREEDOM. Freedom to be forced to drive due to the lack of good local public transportation networks and passenger rail networks. If they exist at all they're not good enough to be a good alternative to driving for most people. For me freedom is having the choice if I want to drive or not. The freedom not to have to drive, not depending on having a car. Using public transport sometimes or on a regular basis does NOT mean that you can't have and use a car as well. Most people here have / use both
“但……但这是自由啊！”这种“自由”就是被迫开车，因为本地公交和铁路太烂。即使有，对多数人来说也不够用。真正的自由应是能选开不开车，不必依赖汽车。偶尔坐公交不等于放弃开车，大多数人明明可以两者兼得。
I live in East Tennessee. I have nearly my entire life. I don’t like driving. It’s an inconvenient necessity. I work from home, but when I do need to go out I don’t even have a sidewalk or a bike lane. There is no public transit within walking distance. It’s a massive problem.
我在东田纳西州住了一辈子。我讨厌开车但不得不开，居家办公还好，可一旦要出门，连人行道和自行车道都没有，步行范围内更没公交。这问题太严重了。
A super easy way to tell that car-dependency is not the "free market" is the existence of "parking minimums". Parking minimums are city laws which force businesses, offices, and homes to build a certain number of parking spaces for something like every 100 sq ft or one bedroom. If the free market desired more car parking, there wouldn't need to be laws which mandate them. Same thing with suburban sprawl. Cities have development laws that ban every type of development pattern except suburban sprawl. It's not the people's preferences, necessarily, it's the law. It's way past time to get rid of these laws and let people choose the way they wish to live.
判断“汽车依赖”是否源于“自由市场”很简单：看看“最低停车位标准”这种法规就知道了。政府强制商家、办公楼和住宅按面积配建车位。若真是市场需要，何必立法强推？郊区扩张也一样，法规禁止其他开发模式。这不是民众的选择，而是法律的枷锁。早该废除这些规定，让人们自由选择生活方式。
It keeps people atomized, away from their community. It also keeps us sick and unhealthy. Cars are great for camping, but having to rely on them daily is the worst. I want to take a metro to work, and drive to the mountains on the weekends, but most cities here aren’t multimodal.
汽车把人与人割裂，让人远离社区，还损害健康。周末开车露营很棒，但日常依赖汽车简直灾难！我想坐地铁通勤、周末自驾进山，但多数美国城市根本不支持这种多模式出行。
It’s time for America to invest heavily in rail and high speed rail.
美国是时候砸钱修铁路，尤其是高铁了！
Honestly, after living abroad for two years in an area with incredibly efficient, safe, affordable public transportation, I’ve been making an escape plan to leave the US again. People in the US scream freedom!!!!!! But there is nothing more free than not having a car payment and getting where I need to go by foot/public transit. I could even get to small seaside villages for $2.00 on the bus. Freedom is a joke in America because we all are forced into debt just like being forced to get a car loan, insurance, maintenance, gas, etc just to literally survive here. $12,000 a year of car ownership is 1/3 to 1/2 of many people's entire paychecks. It's all so rigged in favor of big banks and corporations here in the US with no thought to the best policies for its citizens.
在国外体验了两年高效安全又便宜的公交后，我正计划再次逃离美国。美国人整天吼“自由”，但真正的自由是不背车贷、靠双脚和公交到达目的地——我曾花2美元坐公交去海边小村。在美国，“自由”就是个笑话：为了生存，你被迫贷款买车、买保险、保养、加油……每年养车花1.2万美元，抵得上普通人1/3到一半的收入。这一切都是为大银行和财团设计的，哪管百姓死活。
"Policies favoring cars" aka "Immense lobbying dollars buying politicians" aka corruption
所谓“亲汽车政策”，本质是“砸钱游说政客”，也就是腐败。
Shoutout to CNBC for giving so much attention to this topic in the last 5 years
感谢CNBC这五年持续关注这个话题！
I feel like there are forces in the United States that are making sure that the public is constantly spending their money on some kind of expenses like driving a car and living in a house that won't last a lifetime. Right now, the public is constantly being encouraged to sign up for all kinds of subscxtions. They are selling all kinds of products that you can't use until you connect them to some kind of online subscxtion service.
我感觉美国有股势力在逼民众不断花钱，养车、住短命房子，现在又狂推订阅制，卖各种必须联网订阅才能用的产品。
I live in Miami, and I’m in the downtown Brickell area. It’s very refreshing that I don’t have to use my car as often. I can walk most places, take the train and metro to different neighborhoods and cities, and lastly I have a scooter that takes me everywhere I need to go! That’s what I call freedom, not having to depend on my car everywhere I go!
我住在迈阿密Brickell市中心，很少需要用车，步行能到多数地方，坐火车或地铁去其他街区，还有电动滑板车解决最后一公里。这才叫自由，而不是走哪都得靠汽车！
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I actually just ordered an E bike last night because I had a realization that the small town that I live in is about 2 miles long by 2 miles wide. Why should I use a car to get around in the town? Of course, the closest big town is still 30 miles away, so it's not totally replacing a car, but it's something!
昨晚我刚下单电动自行车，因为我突然意识到：我住的小镇才两英里见方，干嘛非要开车？当然，最近的大镇在30英里外，暂时还不能完全弃车，但总算迈出一步！
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US cars are getting bigger and bigger as well, that's why the average car accident is more likely to result in pedestrian fatalities
美国车越造越大，难怪车祸中行人死亡率越来越高。
A really simple advantage of public transport, particularly for longer journeys, is that you're not stuck behind the wheel of your car and you can do something else with your time. So even if it takes 50% longer...you can still save time.
公共交通有个超简单的优势，尤其是长途出行时，你不用被困在方向盘前，还能利用时间做别的事。所以即使耗时多50%，实际反而更省时间。
I live in Shanghai, China as an American from Arizona, and it's wild how much better Chinese transportation and logistics infrastructure is than ours.
我来自亚利桑那州，现居上海。中国交通和物流基建比美国强太多，简直魔幻。
Here in Indiana, the legislature banned Indianapolis from building rail of any form. This blatant car preference is really sinister
印第安纳州立法机构直接禁止印第安纳波利斯修建任何形式的铁路。这种赤裸裸的汽车偏好政策实在是阴险至极
People are so obsessed with their cars that they'd shoot at tow truck companies
人们痴迷汽车到甚至会对拖车公司开枪，这种疯狂令人咋舌
As someone who immigrated to the US, the car dependency here is insane. In some cities without proper public transit, you literally can't survive without a car
作为移民来到美国后，我发现这里的汽车依赖症已经病入膏肓，在那些缺乏基本公交系统的城市里，没有汽车根本无法生存
Changing this will take forever
这种局面想要改变简直遥遥无期
The only reason walkable cities are more expensive is that there is a severe lack of supply, and it is not evenly distributed. So the only people that can afford walkable cities are higher income people that can and want to move to these few walkable areas
所谓"宜居城市更贵"完全是供需失衡的恶果。当优质地段极度稀缺且分配严重不均时，只有高收入人群才买得起这种稀缺资源
So many people seem to think that countries like Japan and the Netherlands (known for their walkability and quality transportation) are 'anti-car' but that's so not true, in fact they're some of the best countries to drive in! The smaller, better designed roads and less traffic allow drivers to drive more comfortably and safely, plus since there are so many alternatives to driving, drivers will never find themselves sitting in traffic. It's this ridiculous brainwashing that 'bigger roads = better driving'
很多人误以为日本荷兰这样的步行友好型国家是"反汽车社会"，这完全错误。这些国家反而是最适合开车的地方！紧凑合理的道路规划和更少拥堵让驾驶体验舒适安全，再加上充足的替代出行方式，司机根本不需要被困在车流里。所谓"大路才好开"完全是汽车工业的洗脑谎言
I am so happy to live in a city in Europe, where a supermarket, a bakery, a restaurant...is around the corner and I can reach them easily by feet
在欧洲城市生活真是幸福，超市面包店餐馆都近在咫尺，步行就能轻松抵达
What's crazy is how we got gaslit by car companies to believe in jaywalking lol
最疯狂的是我们被汽车公司洗脑成连过马路都要被指责的"违规者"，这简直可笑
There are several YT channels that upload colorized videos from the 20s through the 40s & 50s. In almost all of these videos you'll see public transitbuses, trolleys & trains. Car culture was & largely remains the result of policy
很多YouTube频道上传了20世纪二三十年代至五十年代的彩色老视频，几乎每部影像里都能看到公共汽车、电车和火车。汽车文化本质上是政策导向的结果，至今仍在延续
AAA estimates the true cost of owning a new car at $12,000 a year. The Dept of Transportation estimates that the bottom 20% of American earners spend about 40% of their income on transportation
美国汽车协会估算新车年均真实成本高达1.2万美元，交通部数据显示最底层20%美国人将收入的40%花在交通上
Its time for America to invest heavily in rail and high speed rail
美国该下血本投资铁路和高铁了
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Honestly, after living abroad for two years in an area with incredibly efficient, safe, affordable public transportation, Ive been making an escape plan to leave the US again. People in the US scream freedom!!!!!! But there is nothing more free than not having a car payment and getting where I need to go by foot/public transit. I could even get to small seaside villages for $2.00 on the bus. Freedom is a joke in America because we all are forced into debt just like being forced to get a car loan, insurance, maintenance, gas, etc just to literally survive here. $12,000 a year of car ownership is 1/3 to 1/2 of many peoples entire paychecks. Its all so rigged in favor of big banks and corporations here in the US with no thought to the best policies for its citizens
坦白说，在国外生活两年见识了高效安全的公共交通系统后，我一直在策划逃离美国。美国人狂喊自由！可什么才是真正的自由？不需要背负车贷、保险、油费养车的自由才叫真自由。我甚至能用两块钱坐公交去海滨小镇。在美国所谓自由不过是被迫负债生存的假象——每年1.2万美元的汽车开销占很多人三分之一到一半工资，全被大银行和车企利益集团绑架，完全不顾国民福祉
"Policies favoring cars" aka "Immense lobbying dollars buying politicians" aka corruption
所谓"汽车友好政策"，其实就是"巨额游说资金买通政客"的代名词
Shoutout to CNBC for giving so much attention to this topic in the last 5 years
CNBC过去五年持续关注这个话题值得点赞
I feel like there are forces in the United States that are making sure that the public is constantly spending their money on some kind of expenses like driving a car and living in a house that won't last a lifetime. Right now, the public is constantly being encouraged to sign up for all kinds of subscxtions. They are selling all kinds of products that you can't use until you connect them to some kind of online subscxtion service
我感觉美国有股势力在迫使民众持续花钱买车买房，这些房子根本住不了几代人。现在他们还疯狂鼓动人们订阅各种服务，卖那些必须联网才能用的产品
I live in Miami, and Im in the downtown Brickell area. Its very refreshing that I dont have to use my car as often. I can walk most places, take the train and metro to different neighborhoods and cities, and lastly I have a scooter that takes me everywhere I need to go! Thats what I call freedom, not having to depend on my car everywhere I go!
住在迈阿密市中心布莱克威尔区真是太棒了，我很少开车。步行能到大多数地方，地铁轻轨可以连通各城区，最后还有代步滑板车解决最后一公里。这才是真正的自由，不必被汽车绑架生活
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I actually just ordered an E bike last night because I had a realization that the small town that I live in is about 2 miles long by 2 miles wide. Why should I use a car to get around in the town? Of course, the closest big town is still 30 miles away, so it's not totally replacing a car,but it's something!
昨晚我刚买了电动自行车，突然意识到自己住的城镇只有两英里见方。既然如此何必开车？当然去最近的市区还要30英里，但这至少能解决日常短途出行
US cars are getting bigger and bigger as well, thats why the average car accident is more likely to result in pedestrian fatalities
美国汽车越造越大，这也是行人交通事故死亡率居高不下的主因
A really simple advantage of public transport, particularly for longer journeys, is that you're not stuck behind the wheel of your car and you can do something else with your time. So even if it takes 50% longer...you can still save time
公共交通最实在的优势是长途出行不用被困在方向盘前浪费时间。即便多花50%时间，实际节省下来的时间可能更多
I live in Shanghai, China as an American from Arizona, and it's wild how much better Chinese transportation and logistics infrastructure is than ours
作为亚利桑那州来的美国人，住在上海让我震惊于中国的交通物流基础设施远超美国
Buses in my area come every hour/ two hours in less popular areas. Its a pain. When I lived in Japan/ South Korea, public transport was the best
我们这里的公交在偏远地区每小时或两小时一班，实在麻烦。我在日韩时公交系统可是最好的
Hopefully this let's people see that highways are just as subsidize and not "profitable" as public transit. Plus, for those who don't ever want to use public transit, this would just mean less cars on the road so you get less traffic!
希望能让人们意识到高速公路和公共交通一样都是补贴项目。对于那些拒绝使用公交的人来说，这意味着路上车辆减少，交通压力自然降低
One of the main reasons why residential units in Manhattan are so costly is that its near public transit. So unless you can cough up so much money for rent or to buy, you are just going to end up living further away as the price becomes affordable to you. No, units and homes in outer boroughs aren't cheap or affordable either but is still much less than Manhattan. Public transit in these areas can be sparse and sometimes, untimely and have long commute time. People are going to end up with cars as public transit options aren't conducive to everyday life. Until Manhattan real estate prices go down, this problem would only expand. And there's no way prices will go down to an affordable level. It's FAR too late
曼哈顿住宅天价的主因是靠近公共交通。除非你能掏出巨额租金或购房款，否则只能住到更远的地方。可外城区的房子也不便宜，通勤时间更长且公交系统稀疏。在现有条件下，人们被迫买车出行。等曼哈顿房价跌到可承受水平？门都没有，这问题只会越来越严重
We don't have walkable communities. Oil was the greatest misallocation natural resources in world history
我们根本没有步行友好的社区。石油是史上最严重的自然资源错配
And then we have NPCs proudly saying "bUt TrAiN iSn'T pRoFiTaBlE". Well guess what, your roads aren't pRoFiTaBlE either
然后我们还有些人吹嘘"但火车不赚钱"。说这话的人自己建的公路同样不赚钱
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Orlando Florida is a great example of sprawled suburbans, lack of developed public transportations and sidewalks. Those ones who don't have driver's license, are out of normal life
佛罗里达州奥兰多是郊区蔓延的典型代表：缺乏完善的公共交通和人行道。那些没有驾照的人几乎无法正常生活
Car dependency has negatively affected the societal, physical, and mental health of Americans
汽车依赖已对美国人的社会、身体和心理健康产生负面影响
Driving is usually the slowest door to door transport option in London. Traffic is slow and parking hard to find. Can not compete with Bus/Tube/Trains or bikes for time. Still has the advantage of isolation but can also be stressful. Most everyone has a car in my area but almost no one would drive to work and our local shops are 2 minutes walk from home. It's only for lager shopping trips or weekends out of London cars are used for. I use mine 3 or 4 times a month. The poorer you are, the more likely you will need to use a car more as you will be priced out of areas with good public transport.
在伦敦开车通常是门到门最慢的交通方式。交通拥堵且停车困难，完全比不上公交/地铁/自行车的时间效率。虽然开车有隐私优势但也可能带来压力。我所在地区几乎人人有车，但没人会开车上班，本地商店步行两分钟就到。只有大宗购物或周末出城才会用车，我每月最多用3-4次。穷人更需要频繁用车，因为他们被高票价挤出优质公交区域
Im a car dealer. Youd be surprised how many people trade cars that are 2 years old with no problems for newer cars for no reason at all. Its insane. Buy a car, pay it off and keep it. Stop putting yourself in debt for no reason.
我是汽车经销商。你会惊讶有多少人仅仅因为无聊就把两年内没问题的旧车换掉买新车。这太疯狂了。买车后付清款子继续用吧，别无故负债
I feel like the US would benefit greatly from more 'park and ride' options.
美国会从更多"停车换乘"设施中受益匪浅
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As someone who grew up in the suburbs, I would love more ways to get around town.
作为在郊区长大的人，我希望能有更多出行方式
Americans never chose to primarily depend on cars, corporate greed killed public transport. Profits weren't coming in fast enough, so car and tire manufacturers joined big oil's efforts to stop building infrastructure for public transportation, and opted to aggressively promote private car ownership.
美国人从未主动选择主要依赖汽车，是企业的贪婪摧毁了公共交通。当利润增长不够快时，汽车轮胎制造商联合大石油公司阻止公共交通基础设施建设，转而积极推广私家车拥有
Have you ever wondered why everyone loves college so much? Its a life of walking everywhere, not driving everywhere. Wouldnt the world be a better place if it was just like college.
你有没有想过为什么大家都那么喜欢大学生活？因为那是步行而非驾车的世界。如果世界能像大学一样该多好
Excellent report, as always, CNBC. Bravo. I'm a happy Parisian (France), I don't even have a driver's licence because I've never needed one ... :o)
CNBC一如既往的优秀报道！我是幸福的巴黎人（法国），甚至没有驾照也完全没问题
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Putting subsidized in quotes right before explaining how cars are absolutely subsidized in no uncertain terms. Pure gold
在解释汽车如何被明确补贴前先给"subsidized"打引号，这简直绝妙
New cars are expensive but at least car loan rates, car maintenance costs, fuel costs,insurance costs and parking costs are sky high too! This means the government gets a lot of money in taxes and the local councils dont need to invest in public transport. Freedom indeed.
新车虽贵，但车贷利率、保养、油费、保险和停车费更是天价！这意味着政府通过税收获得巨额资金，地方议会无需投资公共交通。这才是真正的自由
Not just cars. Big cars. SUVs everywhere its an epidemic.
不只是普通汽车，SUV泛滥成灾
Many Asian countries have reliable public transportation which is free or almost free for the elderlies. Car is more like a luxury than necessity.
许多亚洲国家的公共交通可靠且对老年人免费或近乎免费，汽车更像是奢侈品而非必需品
If I lived somewhere warmer I'd ride motorcycles/scooters year round. The winter really gets me down, since among other things I can't RIDE! Way cheaper to buy, maintain, and operate two wheeled vehicles as well.
如果住在更温暖的地方，我全年都骑摩托车/滑板车。冬天真让我沮丧，因为我不能骑车！两轮车购买、维护和运营成本更低
My biggest purchase that i regret the most is my car. I live in Cali where you pretty much need onei wish the cities here had better transportation system like Korea or Japan
我后悔的最大消费是买车。住在加州几乎必须开车，真希望这里的交通系统能像韩国日本那样完善
European cities have suburbs too, but they are much more livable than US ones. You have supermarkets, mom and pop shops, bakeries and so on. Like little villages. In the US businesses are not allowed in suburbs, so the people have to drive far away when they suddenly find out, that they haven't enough sugar to bake a cake.
欧洲城市也有郊区，但比美国宜居得多。那里有超市、家庭作坊、面包店等等，就像小村庄。而美国禁止商业进入郊区，当人们突然发现自己没糖烤蛋糕时，不得不驱车长途跋涉
Cars arent going away. Not every point on the map needs to be, or should be, reached by public transit. I love my car and the personal freedom and flexibility it allows.
汽车不会消失。并非每个地点都必须或应该通过公共交通到达。我爱我的车以及它带来的自由和灵活性
It started in the 1950s. Sure there were a lot of cars in the US before this, but American cities hadn't been remodelled to fit around the car.
这种转变始于1950年代。尽管此前美国已有大量汽车，但城市规划并未围绕汽车进行调整
I had a job 10 years ago here in Utah. To get to the job I would walk to the nearby bus stop and wait. The bus came every half hour so I would need to arrive 2-3 minutes early to make sure I was there on time. It took about 5 minutes to walk to. Then it would drive me south to the transit center for 15 minutes where I would wait another 10-15 minutes for the bus to transfer to. That bus would pick me up and drive 20 minutes west where I would get out and walk another 15 minutes to my job.
Or, I could drive there in 18 minutes.
十年前我在犹他州有个工作：步行5分钟到公交站，每半小时一班车，需提前2-3分钟到达。乘车15分钟到换乘中心，再等10-15分钟转乘另一班车，再坐20分钟西行下车，步行15分钟到公司，全程比开车18分钟还久
Its just expensive, 12K a year could be well spent on healthcare or housing.
这不过是昂贵而已，每年1.2万美元不如花在医疗或住房上
Both the USA and Canada have so much wasted RAIL potential... each country has thousands of miles of railroad lines, but the vast majority of those lines are either freight lines, or sadly, abandoned!
美加两国浪费了大量铁路潜力，数千英里铁轨要么是货运线，要么荒废
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Freedom is having options on how you get around. When you are forced to drive you have no options so you have no freedom.
自由在于有多种出行选择。被迫开车就等于失去自由
If you own a car, you have been conned my the automobile industry. They're the one who created the "American dream" to own cars. Yet, look the world we live in now, we are so car dependant it makes our lives complicated, damage the environment, busy traffics, pollutions, accidents, insurance, maintenance, gas and wasting our money on cars. The stress of having a car....
汽车工业欺骗了我们。他们创造了"美国梦"来鼓吹汽车拥有，但现实是汽车依赖让生活复杂化，破坏环境、引发拥堵污染、事故频发，还要支付保险保养油费，浪费金钱并带来压力
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I live in NYC, I have never owned a car (I saved tons of money and time), I ride a Citi bike everywhere and occasionally ride the subway or bus. If I ever move somewhere else in the United States I will specifically look into places with reliable public transit and separated bike lines. I lived car-free in LA for two years. It was challenging but possible. If I was able to do it in LA I definitely can live car free in Phila, Chicago, Boston, SF, maybe Seattle and Minneapolis.
我住在纽约市从未拥有过汽车（省下大量金钱和时间），骑Citi自行车出行，偶尔乘地铁公交。若搬到美国其他地方，我会特别选择公共交通完善且有独立自行车道的地方。我在洛杉矶两年无车生活虽艰难却可行，既然能在洛杉矶做到，费城、芝加哥、波士顿、旧金山甚至西雅图明尼苏达也完全可能
This answers my question on why the US doesnt have high speed trains that could connect Chicago to NY which would hypothetically get you there in 30mins to 1hr. Imagine the economic impact that would make. Jobs would be more competitive. States would have to compete for workers and to attract talent in their state. People wont feel stuck in a state. Movement would be easier People would vacation more booming the economy and I can keep going. But this is an example of American politics. Lobbying. This is why you don't trust a politician
这解释了为何美国没有连接芝加哥和纽约的高铁（理论上30-60分钟可达）。想象其经济效益：就业更具竞争力，各州争抢人才，人口流动性增强，旅游业繁荣。但这暴露了美国政治的本质——游说集团作祟，这就是为何不信任政客
Instead of promoting EVs, the govt should promoting walkable cities and public transport
与其推广电动车，政府应推动步行友好城市和公共交通
Americans would rather create a traffic jam by creating a massive queue in a drive-through, instead of just parking in the empty parking lot and walking to the cashier.
美国人宁愿在得来速排长队制造堵车，也不愿停在空荡停车场步行结账
Car dependency becomes a paywall for any activities, jobs, and life essentials.
汽车依赖成为所有活动、工作和生活必需品的门槛
Feels good driving a $100k ICE pick up truck to pick up grocery.
开着10万美元的燃油皮卡买杂货真是太爽了
The size of US has absolutely nothing to do with car dependency. People are not commuting from Denver to Miami on a daily basis and the ones who do travel between those cities are flying, not driving. US lack of public transportation and trains is nothing but negligence.
美国幅员辽阔与汽车依赖无关。日常通勤不会从丹佛到迈阿密，长途旅行选择飞机而非自驾。美国缺乏公交和火车纯粹是疏忽
I live in a sunbelt state in a city of about 80k. Im also a Strong Towns member (look it up). There is no way we can or will do away with cars, nor should we have to. But we cannot allow cars to 100% dominate the landscape. My surroundings are almost entirely single family subdivisions and driving is how we conduct most of our daily travels. However, within 1 mile of my house (about 5 mins on a bike) there are multiple strip malls with restaurants, grocery, a water park, schools, and many other amenities. This area could and should function as a village center and should be pleasant and inviting for people to walk or bike to. Instead, the design makes no effort to be anything other than highways, parking lots and strip malls. This is bad planning that has a negative effect on quality of life. The incremental cost of these areas being connected with bike paths and pedestrian friendly modifications is very small compared to what could be gained in value, economic activity, and again quality of life if we had options! Instead, everyone drives. Biking and walking is something you pay thousands of dollars to do on vacation!
我住在阳光地带的一个8万人口小城，是Strong Towns成员。我们无法也不该摆脱汽车，但不能让汽车完全主导景观。我家周围几乎全是独栋住宅区，日常出行主要靠开车。但在离家步行5分钟（骑行1公里）范围内，有多个商业综合体，包含餐厅、超市、水上乐园、学校等设施。这些区域本应成为步行友好型社区中心，但目前设计成了高速公路、停车场和商业街的组合。这种规划严重降低了生活质量。将这里改造为步行/骑行友好区域的边际成本极低，相比提升的价值、经济活力和生活质量改善微不足道。可我们依然被迫开车，骑行散步成了只有在度假时才消费得起的活动
Oh, and if you want to get people out of their cars, then you must GIVE THEM OPTIONS! Unless one lives in a big city like NYC, Chicago, or San Francisco, public transit is poor to non-existent. For example, in my area, the bus that runs nearby doesn't run much past 7 at night, and it doesn't run at all on Sundays. Before the route and schedule changes, I could and did use it for events downtown; in fact, I had a 10 trip ticket in my wallet for that purpose. Now? I tossed the 10 trip ticket, as the bus is no longer an option for me.
若想让人们少开车，就必须提供替代方案！除非住在纽约、芝加哥、旧金山这样的大城市，否则公共交通普遍差劲。以我所在地区为例，附近公交晚上7点后停运，周日完全无车。以前路线和班次调整前，我确实会乘公交参加市区活动，甚至还留着10次票。现在？我扔掉了车票，公交已非可行选项
How about redirecting funds from foreign aid to domestic priorities instead? We could invest in better infrastructure, such as high-speed rail, and focus on taking care of our own citizens by providing free healthcare, improving public safety, and enhancing other essential services.
与其对外援助，不如将资金转向国内优先事项？投资高铁等基础设施，提供免费医疗、改善公共安全、加强其他基本服务
The United States had the best railroad networks and public transit in the world in the 1920s. the modern public transit systems still use the centuries old infrastructure to this day
20世纪20年代，美国拥有世界上最完善的铁路和公交系统。现代公交系统仍在使用百年基础设施
Lack of reliable public transportation options require that you either spend an extra hour or more to find available routes to get where you need be for work, or buy a vehicle to take the shorter path and be protected from the weather if you have to wait for another bus etc.
缺乏可靠的公交选择迫使人们要么花额外时间寻找路线，要么买车走捷径并忍受等车时的天气困扰
Short answer: Greed, capitalism, and racism. We had beautiful walkable town centres decades ago, but they were all destroyed to build highways.
简而言之：贪婪、资本主义和种族主义。几十年前我们曾拥有美丽的步行友好型城镇中心，但它们都被摧毁以修建高速公路。
I live in a rural area. You need a car to get anywhere. Adding more public transport is fine for urban areas, but it's not realistic for a small town.
我住在农村地区，这里需要汽车才能到达任何地方。增加公共交通对城市地区来说没问题，但对于小城镇并不现实。
Watching this depresses me living here in USA Biking to grocery shop is fun, healthy and after the small inner-city grocery store left I am bummed.
看到这些让我在美国的生活感到压抑。骑自行车购物既有趣又健康，但市中心的小杂货店离开后，我感到沮丧。
I grew up in a rural small town of 6,000 people. It was nearly a two-hour drive to get to another town with more people. Walkable cities are great but cars a necessity for most people not in a metro-hub.
我在一个6000人的农村小镇长大，开车两小时才能到另一个更大的城镇。步行友好型城市虽好，但对不在大都市区的人来说，汽车几乎是必需品。
This is a sham saying suburban living means you have to have a car. Ever heard of trains or buses????
这完全是虚假的说法，认为郊区生活就意味着必须拥有汽车。听说过火车或公交车吗???
Even if we wanted to move away from cars, our infrastructure is so skewed itd be a nightmare. Here in Indiana theres no way youd get away without a car unless you live in a big city because everything is so spread out. even in Indy though, the public transport
即使我们想摆脱汽车，基础设施的严重倾斜也会让这变成噩梦。在印第安纳州，除非住在大城市，否则根本离不开汽车——因为这里的一切都分布得太分散。即使在印第安纳波利斯，公共交通也...
Why does every American city look like a car parking lot? Cars are taking over our lives. We need to rethink urban planning.
为什么每个美国城市都像停车场？汽车正在吞噬我们的生活。我们需要彻底重新规划城市。
The government should tax gas guzzlers heavily to discourage car usage. Use the revenue to improve public transit.
政府应对耗油大户征收重税以抑制汽车使用，用这笔收入改善公共交通。
Living in a walkable city is like having a superpower. You can walk to work, gym, coffee shops... no traffic jams, no parking stress. Americans need to experience this.
住在步行友好型城市就像拥有超能力，可步行上班、健身、买咖啡…不用堵车也不用找车位。美国人真该体验这种生活。
I love my car! It gives me freedom. But I also use public transit when possible. Balance is key.
我爱我的车！它给了我自由。但只要可能我也乘坐公共交通。关键是保持平衡。
Cars are not going away, but we can reduce their dominance. Invest in bike lanes, pedestrian zones, and better transit. Make driving optional, not mandatory.
汽车不会消失，但我们可以减少其主导地位。投资建设自行车道、步行区和更好公交系统，让开车成为可选而非必选。
"Public transit is socialist!" No, it's common sense. When I lived in Germany, public transit was excellent and nobody called it socialist.
"公共交通是社会主义！"不，这是常识。我在德国时公交系统很棒，没人觉得这是社会主义。
I gave up my car three years ago. It was the best decision! I walk, bike, and take the bus. No stress, no debt, no gas. Life is simpler.
我三年前戒掉了汽车，这是最好的决定！我步行、骑车、坐公交。没有压力、债务和汽油费，生活更简单。
Imagine a future where cities are designed for people, not cars. Narrow streets, no parking lots, plenty of green spaces. Public transit is king. Cars are for tourists and freight.
想象一个未来城市：为人而非汽车设计，狭窄街道、没有停车场、遍布绿地。公共交通是主角，汽车仅用于游客和货运。
The U.S. needs a complete overhaul of its transportation system. Highways are obsolete. We need trams, subways, and bike-sharing programs.
美国需要彻底改革交通系统。高速公路过时了，我们需要电车、地铁和共享单车计划。
I'm lucky to live in a neighborhood with a farmers' market every Saturday. No cars allowed in the market area. It's peaceful, healthy, and community-oriented.
很幸运住在每周六有农贸市场的社区。市场区域禁止汽车进入，这里宁静、健康且充满社区氛围。
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Every time I see a car ad, I cringe. They're selling freedom, but cars are actually cages. True freedom is walking barefoot on a sidewalk.
每次看到汽车广告我都起鸡皮疙瘩。他们贩卖自由，但汽车其实是牢笼。真正的自由是光脚走在人行道上。
The problem isn't cars per se, but our car-centric urban design. We've built cities that force car dependency. Fix the design, car use will decline naturally.
问题不在于汽车本身，而是以汽车为中心的城市设计。我们建造了迫使人们依赖汽车的城市。改变设计，汽车使用量自然会下降。
Gasoline should be taxed at $5 per gallon to discourage driving. Use the money to build solar farms and wind turbines.
汽油应该每加仑征收5美元税以抑制驾驶。用这笔钱建设太阳能和风电场。
I walk 10 miles a day. It's better for my body, mind, and the environment. Cars are overrated.
我每天步行10英里。这对身体、头脑和环境都更好。汽车被过度吹捧了。
The U.S. has some of the worst public transit in the developed world. It's not about funding, it's about political will. Other countries prove it's possible.
美国拥有发达国家中最差的公共交通系统。问题不在资金而在政治意愿。其他国家已经证明这是可行的。
I bike to work every day. People stare, but I don't care. It's faster than driving in traffic, healthier, and cheaper.
我每天骑车上班。人们盯着看，但我不在乎。这比堵车快、更健康、更便宜。
I sold my car last year. Best decision ever! Now I use buses, bikes, and walk. No insurance, no gas, no maintenance. Freedom!
去年卖掉了车，这是最好的决定！现在用公交、自行车和步行，省去了保险、油费、保养。这才是自由！
Imagine a city where every street has bike lanes, no traffic lights, and buses run on dedicated tracks. Efficiency would explode.
想象一个每条街都有自行车道、没有红绿灯、公交车在专用轨道上行驶的城市。效率会飙升。
The car culture is killing our cities. We need to prioritize people over cars. Wide sidewalks, streetcars, and community gardens.
汽车文化正在摧毁我们的城市。我们需要把人的需求放在汽车之上。拓宽人行道、增设电车、打造社区花园。
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Why do we treat public transit like a second-class option? It should be the primary way to get around cities. Invest in it now!
为什么把公共交通当次等选择？它本应是城市出行的主要方式。现在就投资吧！
I'm a senior citizen without a car. Public transit is my lifeline. Thank God for buses and trains.
我是一位没有汽车的老年人。公共交通是我的生命线。感谢有公交和火车。
Cars are outdated. We need a 21st-century transportation system: hyperloop, drones, electric scooters. Let's embrace innovation!
汽车过时了。我们需要21世纪交通系统：超级高铁、无人机、电动滑板车。拥抱创新吧！
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My city has a car-free zone in the center. It's beautiful! People sit on benches, have coffee, read books. Cars are banned except for deliveries.
我们市中心有个无车区，非常漂亮！人们坐在长椅上喝咖啡、看书。只有送货车辆允许进入。
Driving gives me freedom, but so does walking. Why do we equate cars with freedom? Maybe true freedom is being able to choose how to move.
开车给我自由，走路同样如此。为什么要把汽车等同于自由？真正的自由可能是能够选择移动方式。
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Good urban design solves problems. Walkable streets reduce crime, improve air quality, and boost local economies. Let's stop building car-centric cities.
好的城市设计能解决问题：步行友好街道减少犯罪、改善空气质量、促进经济。停止建设以汽车为中心的城市。
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Switching to electric cars won't save the planet. We need to reduce car usage entirely. Invest in public transit and bike infrastructure now!
转向电动车不能拯救地球。我们需要彻底减少汽车使用。现在就投资公共交通和自行车设施！
I love cities that feel like neighborhoods, not highways. Where you can walk to a park, meet your neighbors, and enjoy street life without worrying about cars.
我喜欢那些像社区而非公路的城市。你可以步行去公园、遇见邻居、享受街道生活，完全不用担心汽车。
The future belongs to car-free cities. They're healthier, more sustainable, and more livable. Let's start building them today!
未来属于无车城市。它们更健康、更可持续、更适合居住。让我们现在开始建设！
It's time to end the car subsidy. Gasoline should be taxed at $10/gallon to make public transit and biking competitive.
是时候结束汽车补贴了。汽油税应提高到每加仑10美元，使公共交通和骑行具有竞争力。
I bike 30 miles to work every day. It's tough but worth it. I'm healthier, save money, and avoid traffic. Cars are for fools who love stress.
我每天骑车30英里上班。虽然辛苦但值得。我更健康、省钱、避开堵车。汽车是爱找压力傻子的工具。
Cities that prioritize bikes and pedestrians will thrive in the future. Cars are a relic of the past. Let's move forward!
优先考虑自行车和行人的城市将在未来蓬勃发展。汽车是过去的遗物。让我们向前看！
I miss the old days when cities had markets on every corner. No cars, just people. Bring back the human scale!
我怀念过去每个角落都有市场的日子。没有汽车，只有行人。恢复人性化尺度吧！
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Public transit needs to be sexy. Make buses faster, cleaner, and more reliable. Add Wi-Fi and charging stations. Young people will love it!
公共交通需要变得时尚。让公交车更快、更清洁、更可靠。增加Wi-Fi和充电站。年轻人会爱上！
Walking is the original mode of transport. It's free, healthy, and connects you with your surroundings. Cars are just a modern invention that's destroying our cities.
步行是最原始的交通方式。它免费、健康、让你与环境相连。汽车只是破坏城市的现代发明。
Let's revitalize our cities by making them car-free. Convert parking lots into parks, narrow streets to bike lanes. People will come back to live, work, and play.
让我们通过无车化振兴城市。将停车场改造成公园，拓宽自行车道。人们会回来居住、工作和娱乐。
The real solution is not electric cars, but fewer cars. We need to design cities where driving is optional, not mandatory.
真正的解决方案不是电动车，而是更少的汽车。我们需要设计出行驶成为可选而非必须的城市。
I bike with a group every Sunday. It's social, fun, and good exercise. Cars isolate people. Let's get back to community-based transportation!
我每周日和朋友一起骑行。这社交、有趣又健身。汽车使人孤立。让我们回归社区为基础的交通方式！
In 50 years, cities will look nothing like today. No cars, no traffic lights, just efficient public transit and walkable neighborhoods. Let's start planning now!
50年后的城市将与今天完全不同。没有汽车、没有红绿灯，只有高效的公共交通和步行友好社区。我们现在就开始规划！
Cars are killing our cities' soul. Let's create pedestrian-only zones, street performers, outdoor cafes. Make cities vibrant again!
汽车正在扼杀城市的灵魂。让我们创建行人专用区、街头表演者和户外咖啡馆。让城市重新焕发活力！
Politicians are too afraid to challenge the car lobby. We need grassroots movements to push for real change. Start by biking to your next protest!
政客们太害怕挑战汽车游说集团。我们需要草根运动推动真正变革。从骑自行车参加抗议开始！
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I grow my own food in a community garden. No cars needed! It's rewarding and reduces my carbon footprint.
我在小区花园自己种菜。不需要汽车！这很有成就感且减少碳足迹。
The key to great cities is human-scale design. Wide sidewalks, short blocks, mixed-use zoning. Cars should be secondary.
伟大城市的关键是人性化设计。宽阔的人行道、短街区、混合用途分区。汽车应处于次要地位。
I'm proud to say I've never owned a car. Public transit, biking, and walking have served me well. True freedom is not owning a vehicle.
我自豪地说从未拥有过汽车。公共交通、骑行和步行一直很好用。真正的自由是不拥有车辆。
Let's embrace the car-free lifestyle. It's better for our health, wallets, and the planet. Join the movement today!
让我们拥抱无车生活。这对我们的健康、钱包和地球都有益。现在就加入这场运动！
america should stay this way. we have a great car culture
美国就该保持现状，我们有着伟大的汽车文化
This report is so ignorant. Cars is a resemblance of freedom. It's not because we "love" cars. Part of the reason is distance between work and home has drastically increased. None is "hooked" on cars. CNBC. Go figure.
这份报告真无知。汽车只是自由的象征，不是因为我们"爱"车。部分原因是通勤距离大幅增加，没人真正沉迷于汽车。CNBC自己想想吧
I love how the B-roll that they chose for that last Caltrain stat was clearly from a light rail car, lol
我喜欢他们选的那个加州高铁数据的片头画面——明显是用轻轨车厢拍的
Jaywalking law... It's stupidest law favouring driver over walking.
乱穿马路法是最蠢的偏袒司机的法律
I love these videos. My fiancee might fall asleep but I like to be informed. Also I'm a pro walker when people can
我爱看这些视频，未婚夫可能会睡着但我喜欢获取信息。当人们能走路时我也支持步行
I live in a city with comprehensive public transportation in Asia, have freedom to choose to go anywhere by car, taxi, bus, mimibus, rail, metro, ferry, cycling and on foot. I spend on average USD$600-1200 on transportation annually. Really wander why no one take pubic transportation in north america.
我住在亚洲某个公共交通发达的城市，可以选择开车/打车/公交/小巴/火车/地铁/渡轮/骑行出行。年均交通费约600-1200美元。真不明白北美人为何不用公共交通
You got to think that this is the greatest conspiracy in US history - more roads means more cars, means more gas used, more bucks for the oil companies. No incentive for State and federal Govts to build better public transportation or make cities more liveable without dependency on the automobile.
这得是美国史上最大阴谋：修更多路→更多车→更多汽油消耗→石油公司赚翻。政府和联邦没有动力改善公交或建设无车友好城市
Its interesting reading the comments on these videos because there's always a population of people that get offended by the video and think its a personal attack if they perfer driving. For the most part we can agree that driving is the predominant mode of transportation in the USA. There are a certain population that can't drive, own a car or want to reduce the miles they drive. Just having that option is what people desire. If you want to drive you can drive. That isnt going anywhere especially in the USA.
有趣的是看这些视频的评论，总有人因为视频批评开车而觉得被冒犯。但说实话，美国确实以汽车为主要交通方式。有些人确实无法/不想开车，但关键是人们想要有选择权。想开车的人当然可以开，这在北美尤其行不通
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They way people drive today I just don't feel safe riding a bike, or scooter, or even walking.
现在人们开车的方式让我觉得骑车/滑板车甚至走路都不安全
This was fantastic in presentation and history and perspective
这视频在呈现方式和历史视角上都很棒
Many factors come into play when deciding whether or not to own a car. If living in a dense city, there might be more cons to owning a car than pros. I live in Utah, so its more spaced out to get your necessities. Like groceries or to work. But its nice to have that freedom to drive to a campground, hiking trail, or fishing spot about an hour away for the weekend.
是否买车要考虑很多因素。住在密集城市养车弊大于利。我住在犹他州，这里地广人稀，买必需品需要开车。但至少能自由驾车去露营地、徒步路线或钓鱼点度周末挺美好
In Texas cars are the only option. We do not have mass transportation options. If we had more public transportation or high speed rail I would use it.
德州只能靠汽车。我们没有公共交通，如果有更多公交或高铁我就会用
The most important reason cars are king summed up in one word - Freedom. I can go where I want, when I want. Try carrying home a weeks groceries on the bus - I usually fill my trunk. I can stop on the way home and do errands conveniently. There are so many pluses that the minuses just don't count. Check out LA - they have spent billions on public transit, and it is vastly underused - the only people that use it are mainly those who can't afford a car.
汽车称王的核心原因是自由。我想去哪就去哪，想什么时候去就什么时候去。试想用公交搬一周的日用品？我通常后备箱都装满。顺路办事也很方便。这些优势远胜缺点。看看洛杉矶投了几十亿搞公交，但使用率极低，只有买不起车的人用
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I don't mind suburbs or cars. What I mind is that I can't live anywhere except the suburbs and I can't get anywhere except using a car. We should have the freedom to choose where to live and how we want to travel. You may not like living in the city, fine. But other people do. Walkable neighbourhoods are in demand. And people shouldn't have to sell an arm or a leg just to live in one.
我不介意郊区或汽车。问题是除了郊区无处可住，除了开车无处可去。我们应该有选择居住地和出行方式的自由。不喜欢住城里没关系，但其他人想要。步行友好社区有需求，不该让普通人倾家荡产才能住进去
Refreshing video from CNBC. Improving transit would be a boost to the local economy. A lot of good takes!
CNBC的这个视频很新鲜。改善公交能提振本地经济，有很多金句
I love my car: its convenient, comfortable and private. So do hundreds of millions of other Americans. Waiting around for some angry bus driver in the freezing cold, or sitting next to some bozo blathering on a cellphone? No thanks.
我爱我的车：方便、舒适又私密。数百万美国人也是这样想的。谁想挨着在寒冷中等候发脾气的公交司机？或坐在旁边听人煲电话粥？谢谢
If you truly want to solve the problem, make it into a law that allows people work from home instead of letting the banks and commercial real estate force the people to waste their time to all commute to the same place at the same time
真正解决之道是立法允许远程办公，而不是让银行和商业地产逼迫人们挤在同一时间去同一地点通勤
I wished that If we invested into trains more than cars I would be able to invest in establishing over 1,000 Class 1 Mainline Railroads so that Canadian Pacific can merge with a different railway instead of Kansas City Southern.
真希望我们投资火车而非汽车，这样我就能建立超千条一级铁路线，让加拿大太平洋铁路与其他线路合并而非堪萨斯城南方铁路
I swear, CNBC could make a four season long documentary series about car dependency and I'd watch every second of it, Adds and all.
我发誓，CNBC能拍四季关于汽车依赖的纪录片，我每秒都会看，广告照常
For anyone who wants to learn more about the high price we pay for automobile dependency, I highly recommend Citynerd, City Beautiful, and Not Just BIkes, on Youtube. There are so many reasons we should be making our cities more bikable and encouraging more people to use public transit. Congestion pricing, like they recently enacted in New York City, is a start, but we should also do zoning reform to allow for higher density, mixed use, walkable neighborhoods.
想深入了解汽车依赖的高昂代价，我强烈推荐YouTube上的Citynerd、City Beautiful和Not Just Bikes频道。我们有很多理由让城市更适合骑行、鼓励更多人使用公交。拥堵收费（如纽约最近实施的）是个开始，但还应进行分区改革，允许更高密度、混合用途和步行友好社区
Growing up in America you basically dont get to participate in society until youre 16 and thats if your parents can afford extra cars. Its pretty ridiculous quite frankly. Parents are quick to ridicule their kids for spending too much time inside but they cant really go anywhere on their own.
在美国长大，基本要到16岁才能参与社会活动，前提是父母能负担额外车辆。这太荒谬了。父母总嘲笑孩子宅在家，但他们自己却无处可去
Yes more of this! We need to spread the word and help others understand that making cities more walkable and increasing mass transit capabilities are a net positive for everyone, including us car drivers.
没错！我们需要传播理念，让更多人明白建设步行友好城市和提升公交能力对所有人都是净收益，包括我们开车的人
Well done!Thank you so much for producing this fabulously informative video. I'll be sharing it with my Active Towns Community here on YouTube as well as on lixedIn and Bluesky. Would love to push the views into the millions on this one. Cheers! John
做得好！感谢制作这么棒的信息视频。我会将它分享给我的Active Towns社区，以及在lixedIn和Bluesky上。希望能将播放量推到百万！约翰敬上
You cannot fix the transportation issue in America without also tackling housing....it goes hand in hand
不解决住房问题就别想改善美国交通……两者密不可分
I've never been mugged by a fellow passenger in my own car. No one has ever shot heroin or overdosed in my car. Homeless people have never peed on the floor of my car while I'm driving to work. Etc. I love taking public transport in Asia, where it's clean and safe. Every time I have to use it in America, I regret it. It's an awful experience. Maybe fix that before chastising people for wanting to avoid it.
我开车从没被同乘者抢劫，没人在我车上吸毒过量，流浪汉也没在我上班路上尿过车座。我爱亚洲的干净安全公交，但在美国用一次都后悔，真是糟糕体验。与其责怪人们想避免，不如先改善公交
I'm so glad I made the decision to move into the city and now rarely ever have to use my car. The freedom of being able to get to everything I want without being a slave to my automobile is priceless.
真高兴搬到城市，现在几乎不用开车。摆脱汽车奴役的自由无价
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How are you supposed to ride a bus or train during a pandemic?
疫情期间怎么坐公交或火车？
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Europe is very condensed and most countires in there are very small hance why it's much easier to make public trans and everything is much closer. US is huge compared to European countries and everything is more spread out. Walking friendly cities will still take you forever to get somewhere because again everything is more spread out. What we really need is high speed rail infrastructure the likes of Japan, but because of so many people have ownership of the land and don't want to give it up makes this project very challenging because lots of rail lines would have to go through private lands etc...including other reasons
欧洲国家密集且面积小，所以公共交通易建且设施近。美国幅员辽阔，什么都分散。步行友好城市仍需长途跋涉。我们真正需要的是日本式高铁网络，但因土地私有制导致项目艰难——许多铁路线需穿过私人土地，其他原因也很多
Of course, having trains is not so profitable for the private market. then they convince the population to have a car, and even given to that propriety a mystical significance, but i think the northamerican begun to wake up of that ilussion.
火车对私营市场确实不赚钱。于是他们蛊惑民众将汽车视为必需品甚至信仰。不过北美正逐渐觉醒
Hats off to you for summarizing the issue of North American car dependency well!
致敬你们对北美汽车依赖问题的精辟总结！
Theres a lot of America where cars are the only thing that makes sense.
美国很多地方确实只有汽车可行
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Before war, America was trams country. Then automotive after war told everyone they need a car.
战前美国是电车国度，战后汽车业说服人们必须拥有汽车
America needs to invest in more metro lines in all its big cities. The traffic congestion is unsustainable.
美国需在大城市投资更多地铁线路，交通拥堵不可持续
I didn't know Australia had its own Golden Gate Bridge!
我不知道澳大利亚有自己的金门大桥！
To be fair, America is huge; this country is the larger than many European countries combined. Many neighborhoods are relatively far away from work places (unless its a huge city or a small town). Having to travel a distance thatd take 30 minutes by car is saving more time than other such modes of transportation. We also have really weird weather; we can experience extreme heats and deadly colds. In short, there are a lot of reasons we drive a lot and given that the price of gas is unstable, just driving for fun isnt the only reason we do it.
说句公道话，美国太大了，面积超过许多欧洲国家总和。很多社区离工作地较远（除非在大城市或小镇）。开车30分钟的路程比其他交通方式省时。我们还有奇葩天气：极端高温和严寒。总之，多种原因导致我们多开车，油价不稳也使得开车不只是为了玩乐
I am a car enthusiast but I think America only likes designing cities for cars, not people. My school is relatively close to me but I still can't walk or bike to school because the sidewalk can randomly end and the city is terrible at designing bike lanes. I hate that when you mention "bike lane" to an older person they will immediately think its a bad idea.
我是车迷，但觉得美国只设计适合汽车的城市，而非行人。学校离家近，但我还是无法步行或骑车上学——人行道突然中断，城市规划不善。最讨厌的是提到自行车道时，老一辈立刻认为是坏主意
Buy a fun car and enjoy your commute. You can have your public transit, Im just not interested.
买辆有趣的车享受通勤吧。我有我的公共交通，但不感兴趣
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Public transit is slower because it is stuck in the same terrible traffic as all the cars are. If it had priority lanes it could be faster but people would freak out if a lane was taken away for transit users.
公交更慢是因为和汽车挤在同一条糟糕道路上。如果有专用道会快些，但人们会因为车道被占用而恐慌
For the amount of land that was used to build single-family houses, if they were built appartement buildings instead, you'll probably had built entirely new towns in the USA by now.
如果把独栋住宅用地改建成公寓楼，美国可能已经建起全新城镇
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I cant ride my bicycle to work because sidewalks abruptly end. The public library doesn't have sidewalks to get to it. Theres also this hilarious crosswalk where I work that has no sidewalks connected to either side. Why is America at war with walking/bicycling?
我骑自行车上班困难重重：人行道突然中断，图书馆没连人行道。上班处有个滑稽的人行横道，两侧都没人行道。美国为何与步行/骑行为敌？
Lets just say without cars, Costco would not have existed. Can you imagine doing your Costco haul and taking public transit?
说没有汽车就没有好市多。你能想象开着公共汽车搬好市多的货吗？
I tried the public transit alternative for a while. Among constant delays, drug use inside transit, inconsistency and crowded buses, I gave up when a guy was trying to slash people with a Katana inside transit. Ill spend extra and drive if it means I get home unsliced.
试过一段时间公交：延误不断、车内毒品泛滥、班次不准、拥挤不堪，最后还遇到有人在公交车上用武士刀砍人。我宁愿多花钱开车也要安全回家
The 'open' road is now some car commercial in the boonies or the desert with a $80,000 4x4 that will get damaged ..which will facilitate a warrenty denial from the manufacturer..as it is 'ABUSE'
所谓的"开放道路"不过是荒野沙漠里的汽车广告，开上8万美元的四驱车会损坏车辆，保修单直接拒赔——因为"滥用"
People forget driving is a privilege, not a right.
人们忘记开车是特权而非权利
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I mean, we love our road trips, seeing our frontier and vast expanses of our national parks
我们确实热爱公路旅行，看看边疆和辽阔的国家公园
I had no idea how expensive highways were until moving to Japan and using the highways here. Cost is on par with the billet train
直到搬到日本使用高速公路才知道原来高速这么贵，费用堪比高铁票
i'll keep my cars. If you want to make a walkable city fine, have at it. Don't try and rezone existing neighborhoods for high density housing with no parking , keep that and the crime rates it breeds in your walkable city. if you are not in the usa i am not making this comment to you.
我保留我的车。想建步行友好城市尽管来，但别动现有社区搞高密度无停车住宅区，那会滋生犯罪。我对不住非美国人
Selling my car was easily the best financial decision I've made in the past 10 years. No payment, no insurance, no parking, no gas, no maintenance, no depreciation. saves me hundreds of dollars per month
卖车是我过去十年最明智的财务决定。省去了月供、保险、停车、油费、保养、折旧，每月省下好几百块
Its weird to compare Europe and U.S., use a county with the same population density
拿欧洲和美国比不公平，应该用同样人口密度的地区比较
Just visited ten countries in Europe. I am all for public transport but let people have cars if they want. I still rather live here in the USA
刚在欧洲待过十国，支持公交但尊重他人选择。我还是更爱美国
There is no conspiracy in it. The simple truth is that people want to stay in their private space and want less interaction with other humans as much as possible. That's how humans are made. China has a good public transportation system, but their cities are also becoming car centric as their EV industry is booming, so the truth is that Chinese people were commuting in public transportation not because they wanted but because they had no choice
没有阴谋，只是人类天性渴望私人空间和减少人际互动。中国公交系统虽好，但随着电动车产业爆发，城市也在汽车化。中国人使用公交并非自愿，而是无奈之举