Quote Originally Posted by capecoddah View Post
My comment was regarding their pollution controls. Like we have here.
The EU has better pollution controls than the USA, which won't even sign the Kyoto protocol! You may think of your country as environmentally "superior" to Russia, but this side of Atlantic nobody does! Many US politicians won't even acknowledge global warming despite the overwhelming evidence. A bit of lobbying in Washington means that environmentally unsound companies can carry on with their devastation. You also have higher car ownership than anywhere else. Why? If all countries had the same car usage patterns as the USA, the world would go under from pollution in a matter of years. It is completely unsustainable.

There is nothing shameful, dangerous or unpleasant about using well managed public transport! Quite the opposite. Plus it is the environmentally superior choice.

I am a high income earner who could afford an expensive car, but I don't care for it and use public transport or ocassionally taxis. Not saying everyone must be like me, but as a single person I have no issue at all managing without a car.

And for the record: I am not defending Russians in Moscow who drive unnecessarily - apparently the traffic situation is terrible and some people suddenly consider themselves too good for public transport! Why does everyone need a car in a city with good public transport?