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[โ€“] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

I know a couple of people my age (about 40) who really prefer not to drive, but it's such a strange preference IRL that I suspect most people online who claim that it's what they prefer have just never experienced how much better it is to have a car and live somewhere where driving is convenient.

I know that sounds patronizing but I was a bikes/mass transit supporter myself when I was younger and it was 100% because I hadn't learned how to drive and I didn't know what I was missing.

[โ€“] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

I drove cars for years until I was fed up that I need more time to clear the windows of ice in the winter than the actual drive. That's when I switched first to a moped, then to an e-scooter (the small one which you stand on) and then to an e-bike.

It's such a difference to be out in the open. It's fun.

I'll never go back owning a car. They cost a lot more than my bike and I always feel stressed using them (driving = maintaining focus all the time, that is stress).

I now don't need to go to a gym anymore. Cycling is enough to keep me fit.

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