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The best option for the environment would be going without a car at all, like many people in Europe do. Unfortunately people have created environments and socie

The best option for the environment would be going without a car at all, like many people in Europe do. Unfortunately people have created environments and societies where they are chained to car ownership.

SirLJ 7y ago
The best would be to walk barefoot everywhere... naked or covered with dry leafs...
- michaelt 7y ago
  I see that as more of a long-term life goal.
  - SirLJ 7y ago
    Yes Sir :-)
tarsinge 7y ago
In Europe in dense cities. In France near Paris for example you can clearly see the distinction when you go further in the countryside[1]. Anecdotical but I know very few people under 40 who own a car in Paris: [1] % of families having at least 1 car, 2012. Zoom on big cities (Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux...) to see the difference: http://map.datafrance.info/logement?coords.lat=48.87329637017783&coords.lng=2.22747802734375&d.d1.id=menages-ayant-au-moins-une-voiture&d.d1.gr=commune&d.d1.y=2012&d.d1.gp=part-des-menages-disposant-d-au-moins-une-voiture&d.d1.on=1&d.d1.slug=d1&zoom=11 http://map.datafrance.info/logement?coords.lat=48.8732963701...
JohnFen 7y ago
> The best option for the environment would be going without a car at all Indeed. This is what I do (in the US). The second-best option for the environment is to buy a used car. Environmentally speaking, a used ICE car beats a new electric one.
- kmonsen 7y ago
  US is not really saying enough. I live with my gf in NYC and we had no need for a car. If I got one for free I would have tried to sell it as soon as possible. Now we live in bay area suburbs with a dog, and one car is absolutely needed if you can afford it. If we had kids it would have been almost impossible without a car.