Cars, good or bad?

I reckon most people own cars because they have to. They have to work too far from home, shop too far from home, send the kids to school miles away. They don't live in central London where there are adequate alternatives.

This. I drive 200 miles a week minimum just because of where I live and the awful public transport. Cycling isn't even a pleasant option because it's all down dual carriageways(cycle path) or a terrifying narrow B road where drivers will do 60-70.

I don't see how there can ever be an alternative for people out in the sticks?