The greater reason that so many young people don't want to drive is sheer laziness and lack of ambition. They are perfectly content accomplishing nothing, with their faces pasted to games and social media on the phones or on the computer. They are complacent and comfortable living at home with parents, having all their needs met.

Insurance is expensive, gas is expensive, rent is expensive... In my experience (observation), in a group of X amount of friends one will have a car and they all split the costs of owning/operating. I'm not in a populated area but public transportation is more available and cheaper now too. It's not about laziness or any of that, it's economics and convenience. It's adaptation to the world "they" have created. That is the point to be discussed. Not laziness or ambition.