Individual transport - a single vehicle , 1500 KG of metal and plastic to move 1 person - is'n really a rational answer to moving folks around.In my village as a child coaches would leave every morning taking folks to the large car factories nearby.As a teenager i could afford to get a train to London on a Saturday for a day out.Back then most families had one car , mostly used for leisure.Now everyone in the household has a vehicle & a telephone which allows them to be at the beck and call of their employer. Peoples lives are now fragmented so being without your own car is increasingly difficult.You need a reliable car , to get to work to pay for the car....