Wait, people are driving to play this game? It doesn't seem right to burn gas to play an online game. If you walk or ride a bike it's a great way to get some exercise. But driving?
Disagree. There's nothing wrong with driving for enjoyment or to accomplish enjoyment.
You drive to get to the area - then switch to foot. Compare it to the way people drive their bikes to mountain bike trails.
There's no other option unless you live in a decently large city. There's exactly two points of interest in my town, and they're 4 miles apart. In order to actually do anything in this game, you need at least 3 portals, so I'm already stuck driving to a different town. There's very little point in me walking/riding a bike 4 miles down a fairly major road in my town.
People drive to movies, amusement parks, etc.
If I could ever score an invite, I'd like to hop on the motorcycle to get around and play--it's way more fun than driving, cheaper, and easier to find parking spaces.
I'm not going to bike for an hour through the dark and snow to get access to more than the dozen portals that my home town has.