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Comments on: Suburban Sprawl and Brand New Ghost Towns in LA http://www.carectomy.com/suburban-sprawl-and-brand-new-ghost-towns-in-la/ Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:33:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: ryan http://www.carectomy.com/suburban-sprawl-and-brand-new-ghost-towns-in-la/comment-page-1/#comment-393 ryan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-393 I live in Japan. While I can't argue with the statistics listed above, I do want to talk about my experience living here. I have lived in Toyota city (THE Toyota city) for the past 2 years. Cars are everywhere... traffic jams are a way of life here. Driving some 20 miles can take over an hour -- on a GOOD DAY! New car or old car, all cars contribute to traffic jams though. Let's look at the Japanese [i]shaken[/i] system though. When you get a new car, it has three years of registration included. After three years, it will have to be checked every two years. These checkups include lots of fees and insurances, and roughly cost the owner about $800-$1000 (less for [i]kei[/i] cars). While the public transportation system in Japan IS good, it is expensive as all get-out! It is MUCH cheaper to drive a car than to take the train. Many places in Japan make it necessary to own a car. You simply can't shop for groceries, go to the hospital, and get to work without one. While the country is more bike and train friendly than somewhere like America, it is by no means perfect. I have a hard time believing the above statistics, as most people I know will get in their car to drive even half a mile away. Some people (including my wife's family) will drive their car to somewhere that isn't even an eighth of a mile away. Maybe everyone is just buying used cars? I highly doubt that too, with all of the shiny new Lexus floating around Toyota city these days... I live in Japan. While I can’t argue with the statistics listed above, I do want to talk about my experience living here.

I have lived in Toyota city (THE Toyota city) for the past 2 years. Cars are everywhere… traffic jams are a way of life here. Driving some 20 miles can take over an hour — on a GOOD DAY! New car or old car, all cars contribute to traffic jams though.

Let’s look at the Japanese [i]shaken[/i] system though. When you get a new car, it has three years of registration included. After three years, it will have to be checked every two years. These checkups include lots of fees and insurances, and roughly cost the owner about $800-$1000 (less for [i]kei[/i] cars).

While the public transportation system in Japan IS good, it is expensive as all get-out! It is MUCH cheaper to drive a car than to take the train. Many places in Japan make it necessary to own a car. You simply can’t shop for groceries, go to the hospital, and get to work without one. While the country is more bike and train friendly than somewhere like America, it is by no means perfect.

I have a hard time believing the above statistics, as most people I know will get in their car to drive even half a mile away. Some people (including my wife’s family) will drive their car to somewhere that isn’t even an eighth of a mile away.

Maybe everyone is just buying used cars? I highly doubt that too, with all of the shiny new Lexus floating around Toyota city these days…

]]> By: Josh http://www.carectomy.com/suburban-sprawl-and-brand-new-ghost-towns-in-la/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Josh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-394 I guess it really depends on where you live in Japan. I was stationed in Yokosuka for three years. I never wanted a car there. There's no parking, the gas, taxes, TOLLS, are all super expensive. I remember being told that we Americans are considered "expert drivers," so we were almost automatically at fault in any wreck. Learning to drive takes a a lot more time and costs a lot more. A lot of our cities are so spread out cars are necessary, but their cities are compacted and built up. The best example I have is traveling from Yokosuka to the Narita airport near Tokyo. If you drive it costs approx. $80 US in tolls alone. The train was only about $25 US. Don't get me wrong I love being back in the US and having a car, but I do sometimes miss not really needing one. I guess it really depends on where you live in Japan. I was stationed in Yokosuka for three years. I never wanted a car there. There’s no parking, the gas, taxes, TOLLS, are all super expensive. I remember being told that we Americans are considered “expert drivers,” so we were almost automatically at fault in any wreck. Learning to drive takes a a lot more time and costs a lot more. A lot of our cities are so spread out cars are necessary, but their cities are compacted and built up. The best example I have is traveling from Yokosuka to the Narita airport near Tokyo. If you drive it costs approx. $80 US in tolls alone. The train was only about $25 US. Don’t get me wrong I love being back in the US and having a car, but I do sometimes miss not really needing one.

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