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Outside a few big cities the US runs on cars — here's how to get mobile legally.
Driver's licenses and driving on a foreign licenceThere's no national driver's licence — every state issues its own through its DMV, with its own rules and its own deadline for switching once you become a resident.
Public transport and getting between citiesA handful of cities have transit you can genuinely live without a car in. Everywhere else, plan for a car — and for intercity trips, flying is often cheaper than the train.
Rideshare, cycling and surviving without a carBefore committing thousands to a car, do the maths: in some cities a mix of transit, cycling and the occasional Uber genuinely beats owning — in most of the country it doesn't.