KSTR
Major Contributor
This.depends on where you live
I'm in the lucky situation that I enjoy to live in a country in a big city (4,000,000) which is generally safe, has excellent and pretty affordable public transport, excellent general living infrastructure and lot's of cultural institutions and, most important to me, general respect and facilities for bicycles (not as good as some Dutch or Danish cities, but still). Driving a car, let alone owning a personal one, does make zero sense here, it just piles up costs and frustration. And it's been only recently that I bought my first e-bike.
Further when I'm on vacation with my wife we select destinations/countries which have sufficient public transport.
In many other countries and cities around the world the above properties do not exist so driving in your own private car is the only way.