tuffluck

like i said, i'm 27, i haven't been in college in years (haha, only 5 but it seems a lot longer). i never ever drove in college, so i get that, but i bet that's common no matter what era it is. i think that article is implying something bigger though, that the new generation doesn't need cars or want them. people have always gone to college and not had cars, so that isn't the change. the change implied is people's mindsets. i don't know many people that don't drive. i guess if i lived in NYC it would be different; then again, no one really drives in NYC no matter the era as well.

i'm kinda thinking maybe they meant 0-20 year olds, but 25-30 years old? man we were getting out licenses when gas was 99 cents (at least i was) and global warming was an idea created by the same man who invented the internet that didn't really invent the internet. i just don't think i know anyone in that age bracket that has yet to be sold on the hybrid shit, that's all i'm saying...

acorradi87

I'm 23 and I'd sink into a deep depression if I weren't able to drive. I LOVE it. Probably more due to my car though

There was only one friend of mine who didn't get her license when we turned 16........ and she was our valedictorian....... and graduated with a double major and a 4.0 from UC Berkeley..... and is in law school...............

On second thought maybe I should give up driving and spend more time studying for the GMAT.

Haha, with that said I assume it depends more on where you live. I think any more people live in big cities these days and with the exception of LA, I think most of these cities are prim public transit cities. I grew up in Stockton, in the central valley of California, and I can assure you everyone there drives. But I now live 10 minutes from San Francisco and I imagine there are many people who grew up there that didn't bother to get a license.

tuffluck

most large cities have mass transit, but few cities have residents that actually use it. no one but homeless people ride the DART in dallas, for the most part. chicago, san francisco, and new york and MAYBE atlanta are about the only large cities that actually use mass transit. still, even in those cities there is large amount of cars, too. if i lived in downtown manhattan i wouldn't have a car either, but again that's always been the case with new yorkers, so i don't see how that's relevant to the article's cause.

acorradi87

I said I "think" as in that might be one cause, not that it's the reason less people are driving.

pukka

Cars have gotten too expensive for younger people to own and insure - especially in big cities. I bought my Camaro brand new back in '92 for about 15k - try getting a new V8 powered sports car for less than 30k today.

Cars are also too complicated to work on. When I was younger all guys talked about was swapping out cylinder heads, cams, intakes, and exhausts. Now its all about electronic tuning - which sometimes costs just as much as swapping out engine parts.