It's not about rich people, it's about people at all levels of wealth in the developed world. Rich relative to the world's poorest, but not the 1% who don't worry about the costs of owning a car.
In the US, no one in the top 40% has to worry about the costs of car ownership.
The richest 1% of Americans are much richer than worrying about the costs of cars, certainly, but the median American income is just very high relative to the cost of car ownership.
The richest 1% of Americans are much richer than worrying about the costs of cars, certainly, but the median American income is just very high relative to the cost of car ownership.