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America Is Getting Lonelier and More Indoorsy. That's Not a Coincidence (www.theatlantic.com)
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[–] MrSnowy@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

And this wasn't different 20 years ago? I'm sure cultural changes have nothing to do with it.

[–] TheMechanic@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Number of Vehicles in use has increased by 20% since 2003. Number of vehicles in use has doubled since 1990. The vehicles are also getting larger and heavier. Light Commercial vehicle sales increase at 7% each year for year, relative to the total sales.

ie A typical family 30 years ago would have one medium sedan or wagon, now they have two trucks or SUVs.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, culture changes like "it's unsafe to let the kids play outside because of all the traffic."