Is Driving more Convienient - Update

Posted on August 03, 2010 by Tadd Miller

TWO MONTHS, NO CAR. One drenching bike ride, and one out of the way drop off by a colleague, and this no car thing is better than expected. My wife (and her mother) worried about this idea, literally sending me lists daily of car deals. However, I think she has found it easier than expected. I get rides to about 3-4 meetings a week (not sure why I didn't do this before), and borrow my wife's car about once or twice a week for a half day. Most my meetings flexible, and with a little planning, I have improved my overall efficiency even if I buy a car in the future. I haven't calculated my financial savings, but I know it is a positive number, which also makes Andy happy!

Most surprisingly are the responses of people who talk about it to me. Ninety percent of the people I talk to regarding "no car" start the conversation with "that is so cool, I would get rid of my car except [Enter your own excuse here]." It is not a condemnation, because I will likely have a car again, and know that we are an auto focused economy, but it is funny the very thought that people want to justify to me unprompted and immediately their justification for car ownership. They jump to the conclusion they are doing something bad, even though I had no intent of talking about the topic. Funny how people think but don't act.

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