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Not Being Used to Public Transport and Pedestrians

One of the strangest things about the US, specifically in the suburbs or smaller cities, is the extreme lack of pedestrians. It's sort of a chicken or egg situation, but there are very few pedestrians and even fewer sidewalks in some places. People tend to just drive everywhere (it is a big country, after all). However, in other countries around the world, walking from place to place is very common.

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There is also the fact that in the US, public transport can be risky and dangerous, which causes people to opt for Uber instead of busses or walking.