Young people are twice as likely to take public transit than middle-aged Americans, and seven times more likely than those ages 60 and over, according to a new study on transit attitudes.
The trend for Millennials — Americans between 18 and 33 — won’t fade when they start having children because even young families are more apt to ride a bus or train than their parents, according to the nonprofit Transit Center’s survey of nearly 12,000 people in 46 different cities across the country entitled “Who’s On Board 2014: Mobility Attitudes Survey,” released last week.
Transportation choices are widening the gap between the two generations. Already, Millennials show big differences from Baby Boomers at the same age. Millennials don’t buy cars as frequently, they delay learning how to drive, they don’t apply for credit cards as often and don’t stay in the same jobs very long, survey results and other experts say...
ZitatMillennials don’t buy cars as frequently, they delay learning how to drive, they don’t apply for credit cards as often and don’t stay in the same jobs very long,
The other way to read this is that Mills are lazy and can't hold a job. In my experience, this is very very probable.
Back in the days of my yout I remember everyone - male or female - being obsessed with driving, driver training classes, and getting their driver's license from about the age of 15. To that end we all took any crap summer and part-time job we could get to save up for anything with four tires and a steering wheel, plus the gasoline to put in it.
Quote: truthkeeper wrote in post #3Back in the days of my yout I remember everyone - male or female - being obsessed with driving, driver training classes, and getting their driver's license from about the age of 15. To that end we all took any crap summer and part-time job we could get to save up for anything with four tires and a steering wheel, plus the gasoline to put in it.
Now...not so much.
agreed, not so much now. perhaps it's that the cars all look the same now. the cars of today don't seem to be that special.
we had some super cars that wowed us. not that we owned one of those but we really were into the great idea of driving a car.
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