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Most people now a day don't drive, not because they can't, but because most choose not to. Especially if they have access to viable and accessible alternatives like trains, subways, trams, buses or a bike.
I do agree with your statement "feeling trapped" and not able to go anywhere.
This TBH comes down to how our cities and towns are designed, somehow only assuming everyone no matter their age or background or income can drive. Hopefully this changes in the future someday to allow people to get around more enjoyably, independently, comfortably.
Now that being said driving schools exist. You can do a in class session for the written test, and then you can get a driving instructor that takes you around for 5 hours or more if you want to practice things like parking, parallel parking, left and right turns. You can also schedule longer sessions and multiple sessions as needed.
cries in Philadelphia "Suburbs"
Actually now I think about it, Brooklyn sucks as well, I remember having so trouble trying to get places while my relatives with cars can just go places. Like you can't even visit that relative in like queens without a car.
I hear you. I imagine getting old living in a "american suburb" and no longer being able to get around independently. Especially once I loose the ability to safely operate a vehicle, for my own safety and everyone's around me.
Coffee shops, butchers and pharmacies should always be within a quick 10min walk IMO in any suburb, or a short bike ride or tram away.
I mean you could technically walk there in like... 15-20 minutes... but its kinda hard to like carry a week worth of stuff home without a car... particulary if you start your own family.
I mean before my parents had cars, Philly was kinda difficult to live in. Especially when like Asians are a minority here (less than 5% of the US population) and the nearest Asian supermarket was like... probably more than 30 minutes of walking distance away... so yeah...
in Brooklyn, we lived near 86th street around 25th to 23rd avenue and they had a lot of stores, so we managed to live there without a car for like 4 years.
In Philly? Nah we had to get a car like very soon, like within a year or two... it was so hard to get around... so hard to just transport stuff...
I think I didn't have a yearly checkup fmafter we moved to Philly. Like literally just skipped medical checks for 7 years because like... this place was unfamiliar... or maybe my parents started to resent us (me and my older brother) or something idk... like we didn't have a car for the first two years... then it sort became a habit to skip the yearly checkup.