Re: "we can't just ignore major blockers to uptake."
Your comments are based on the area you are living in. Over here in Canada and the US, long distance driving is fairly regular. Trains would be nice, but for example if I take my family to Florida via car, I'm looking at approx $200 in Diesel. If I take the train it's going to be 4 x 500 - so close to $2000 off season. In season the costs will double. Plane fare are much the same and THEN I'd still need to rent out a car in Florida which would be another $500 - $1000...yes I know I don't go there every day, but we do go 3-4 times per year.
Daily driving to and from work, picking up kids from school etc add up to approx 25-30k kms per year. I purchased a new car in spring of 2018 and already have close to 50k kms on it....
We have extremely long distances to deal with and very limited non car transportation available....
Biting the hand that feeds IT
