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I have lived without one, and for that time in my life, i was limited to ten miles in every direction, unless i wanted to spend an hour on a bus. I don't think
by Noos 7y ago
I have lived without one, and for that time in my life, i was limited to ten miles in every direction, unless i wanted to spend an hour on a bus. I don't think people here get how limiting that life can be anywhere outside of a huge city.
Or how wearying. I walked to work, and it took 45 minutes. I had to do that walk during 90 degree heat, 6 inches of snow the ground, heavy rainstorms etc, unless, like other people I knew without a car, we begged our coworkers for a ride. If we couldn't, we had to call out of work.
We have plenty of people in my small town who walk or moped to work because they are poor. They usually buy cars the first thing they can get, because walking sucks.
- benrbray 7y agoBicycle infrastructure would be a comparatively cheap solution to this problem for most people.
- justinator 7y agoI never felt not owning a car was limiting in that way at all. I've actually crossed the US three times by bike! It feels more... liberating!, than anything else!