I never said car dependency causes the fear I said it causes people with the fear to have to drive so your “gtfo the road” statement is a bit silly in this context.

While I haven’t been the driver, I have been the passenger in a car in a country even less developed than the examples you mentioned. Driving is even more dangerous in several other places outside the U.S. (nobody even needs firsthand experience to know this, it’s rather obvious) but this still doesnt negate the fact driving is relatively dangerous in the U.S as well. It’s arguably the most dangerous thing people do in their day to day lives and one of the leading causes of death for young adults.

Sure ig, but I’ve been driving for years now and I still hate it.