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Originally Posted by interzonearts
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BTW even though fuel in Europe is much more expensive, we drive much more here in the States. The distances between places to go are much greater, european cities and states are more compact.
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This is something that I find quite strange.
In a way what you say seems to make sense, however, the average number of miles driven in the US and Australia and Canada and in most parts of Europe is pretty similar - most people in most first world countries drive their personal vehicles an average of about 10,000 to 14,000 miles per year.
(company cars are different - they go further but I bet their total usages are also quite similar across the first world - if the distances get too great => "we" fly)
"Little" Holland is a bit of an exception - here it is about 13000 km per year => 8000 miles. I think this is due to really good cycle lanes and a persistent effort of the authorities to make car driving as miserable and as impossible and as expensive as possible.