We Like to Drive Alone to Work
From MSNBC:
http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2011/09/22/7905026-good-graph-friday-the-commute-is-a-solitary-place
A survey shows that 2/3 of Americans commute alone.
This is due to multiple factors: Lack of alternate transportation and policies to commute, plus just a strong sense of independence.
I will say, having ridden the Sounder for a year now, it is so much better. I have met people (even ones I may date) and get so much more work done than when I drove alone.
Ben