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Americans enjoy travelling by car most of all. Families often have two cars and in many states teenagers get driving licences at the age of fourteen. In large cities like New York or Boston public transport is very good. There are buses and the un­derground. In the countryside Americans use their cars to get around because they often have to drive long distances to get to school or to work. When they want to visit their friends relatives, Americans usually travel by plane. This is because the USA is so large that it may take a lot of time to travel by car or by train.

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1) The car is the most popular means of transport in the USA.

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Americans enjoy travelling by car most of all. Families often have two cars and in many states teenagers get driving licences at the age of fourteen. In large cities like New York or Boston public transport is very good. There are buses and the un­derground. In the countryside Americans use their cars to get around because they often have to drive long distances to get to school or to work. When they want to visit their friends relatives, Americans usually travel by plane. This is because the USA is so large that it may take a lot of time to travel by car or by train.

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2) Most families have more than one car.

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Americans enjoy travelling by car most of all. Families often have two cars and in many states teenagers get driving licences at the age of fourteen. In large cities like New York or Boston public transport is very good. There are buses and the un­derground. In the countryside Americans use their cars to get around because they often have to drive long distances to get to school or to work. When they want to visit their friends relatives, Americans usually travel by plane. This is because the USA is so large that it may take a lot of time to travel by car or by train.

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3) There is no good public transport in big cities.