(06-17-2026, 03:00 PM)Kodra24 Wrote:(06-17-2026, 11:20 AM)Acitta Wrote: I just turned 73. I have never owned a car in my entire life, having always gotten by with public transit and bicycle. I don't understand this obsession with owning cars, which are expensive to own and operate and which regularly kill people both inside and outside of them. I also don't understand that some people don't comprehend that people regularly take their children to places by public transit and often even by bicycle.
Wow! I can't even wrap my head around that - did you ever want to own a car? It must be such a massive limiting factor for so many things
Good on you if that's what you wanted
I only got a driver's license when I was 35 because a small shop I was working for wanted me to drive their delivery van. I got fired the day after I got the license. I rented a car twice, and shared driving duties with my father on a trip to North Carolina to visit my brother. I hated driving and never drove again after that trip. Even if I wanted a car, I was never in the financial condition to consider spending the massive amount of money required to buy one. I just finally got rid of my license after being officially forbidden to drive after my hospital stay in 2024 with a spinal infection that temporarily took away my ability to walk.