According to a 2013 survey by the University of Michigan Transportation Institute, the No. 1 reason unlicensed 18- and 19-year-olds don’t have a license is “too busy or not enough time” (40%), followed by “owning and maintaining a vehicle is too expensive” (17%). The No. 3 reason is also notable: 15% say they are “able to get transportation from others.” What exactly are kids “too busy” with to get a license? It’s unlikely they are going to school or studying more, which suggests driving has just become a much lower priority because getting around doesn’t require a license anymore. First, mothers and fathers have become drivers. Today’s helicopter parents are only too willing to provide chauffeur service for kids who never leave the house alone until they are well into their teens. Second, smartphones mean other parents are more available for easy ride coordination, and of course the growth of services like Uber and Lyft lets kids call a car and charge it to their folks.
从一个侧面可以看出,小孩子的生活比三十年前紧张多了
According to a 2013 survey by the University of Michigan Transportation Institute, the No. 1 reason unlicensed 18- and 19-year-olds don’t have a license is “too busy or not enough time” (40%), followed by “owning and maintaining a vehicle is too expensive” (17%). The No. 3 reason is also notable: 15% say they are “able to get transportation from others.” What exactly are kids “too busy” with to get a license? It’s unlikely they are going to school or studying more, which suggests driving has just become a much lower priority because getting around doesn’t require a license anymore. First, mothers and fathers have become drivers. Today’s helicopter parents are only too willing to provide chauffeur service for kids who never leave the house alone until they are well into their teens. Second, smartphones mean other parents are more available for easy ride coordination, and of course the growth of services like Uber and Lyft lets kids call a car and charge it to their folks.
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• 车子比十年前都贵很多了,不要说供不起,连买都买不起。一家子凑合着用用吧。 -尚文- ♀ (65 bytes) () 07/22/2015 postreply 07:46:16
• 车子比10年前贵?你说的是美国? -I751- ♂ (105 bytes) () 07/22/2015 postreply 09:03:43
• 呵呵。俺正要问。估计好多年没买车了,就看报纸。 -知人知面- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2015 postreply 10:02:37
• 莫名其妙,可见生活状态堪忧啊,哈哈 -I751- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2015 postreply 10:15:07
• 大陆小孩子的生活比三十年前紧张几个数量级。社会发展,就是让孩童过上非人的生活。不能让小孩输在起跑线上! -tzbcwbc- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2015 postreply 08:17:21
• 全世界有志国家为了与中国能PK,都逐年增加教育负担 -勿来三- ♂ (242 bytes) () 07/22/2015 postreply 08:25:38
• 你以为美国孩子轻松?天方夜谭。 -匆匆客- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2015 postreply 09:08:26
• true, 光上学的书包就可以有40-50磅重 -勿来三- ♂ (107 bytes) () 07/22/2015 postreply 09:46:52
• 呵呵。你家小孩自重多少? -知人知面- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2015 postreply 09:59:47
• 250lb~~ -拉胡琴帅哥- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2015 postreply 20:30:46
• 听到大多数是家长不放心孩子开车。安全考虑。 -mappycarol- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/23/2015 postreply 12:11:45