@straphanger When I lived in Tokyo in the 90s I was absolutely grateful I didn’t need a car. Moving back to the US, to SF Bay Area, and suddenly needing a car was a real shock. Still walked and biked everywhere I could, but then my bicycle got stolen one evening while I was enjoying some live music in Palo Alto. This after Japan where a very simple lock that sticks through the spokes on the front wheel is all that we ever used. Sigh