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  • Hi, Urs!

    I don't drive and I don't intend to learn how to :) Maybe someday... But for now, I don't see any need to do it. Besides, I will most likely lose the skills, as I don't have a car to regularly practice on. 

    As for traveling between Irkutsk and Kyren, I don't do it very often (esp. now, due to the pandemic), but when I do, I prefer to ask my dad to drive me there and back again for many reasons (namely my cat, my motion sickness, etc). But there are also regular buses available every day. All in all, I'd say public transport in my region is rather well-developed (which I can't say about the roads). I think it would be great if people used it more often instead of driving their own cars in the city. If we added some buses and trolleybuses and removed all cars from the roads, traffic jams wouldn't be a problem anymore :D And fewer cars on the roads, less air pollution in the city :)

    I can see that you are very serious and passionate about the subject of climate change, and it is very commendable. I wish this were true for my fellow countrymen (myself included), but, alas, we still have a long road ahead of us. 

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    • Hi Marishka
      Thanks for answering my questions!:)
      You are right - getting a driving license is only the first step to become a skilled and decent driver.
      Back then, after doing my own test, I soon after took over my mother's old car to get some practice which is necessary, in my view to become a skilled driver that does not put others at risk.
      Who knows maybe you'll have a chance to do that later in case you'll need it - and perhaps until then a sufficient number of cars will be available that you can share with others.
      But as you pointed out: for the time being there is no such need thanks to buses or your dad who is - and that is nice - always ready to take you where you have to go as long as it is not too often, right?;)
      So there isn't any need to drive a car yourself!
      But what would you say: is there a gap between men that drive cars and women where you live?
      It is meant as a joke - but I'm still wondering...;)
      In Switzerland I would say the gap has got smaller over the years. It depends a lot on what women are doing. Sometimes it is much easier when you have a car, especially to manage to work and have children...
      My grandfather, for instance, could not drive anymore due to a few strokes. Because our grandmother had a driving licence it was her who took over and drove their car.
      And it was she - among others, of course - who gave my father some practice lessons before he took his own driving test..;)

      Have a nice day now and a good time to you all!
      Urs

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      • Hi, Urs :)

        I don't have official statistics, but I think it is safe to say that there are more drivers among men than women in my city (and in my country in general). Just like in Switzerland, this gap seems to have become less prominent here, but it still exists. I'd say driving used to be considered more of a "manly" activity in Russia, but as years go by, this stereotype continues to grow weaker. 

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