Originally Posted by albertmoreno

When I first started driving, I was really excited. The feeling was new then. I would go for joyrides with friends, listening to music, into the mountains just to have something to do. Then when I started driving out of necessity to get to work and school, the novelty wore off. After a few tickets, I was just resentful of the car. I started taking the bus to school and riding a crappy slow old cruiser around town because I couldn't afford to pay for the ridiculously expensive registration tags. I would still use my car from time to time when necessary but the last ticket for $950 just convinced me that I did not enjoy driving my car enough to keep paying for things like gas, insurance, tickets, etc. A year ago, I found the Tammy Strobel's rowdykittens.com blog and read her Simply Carfree ebook. That's when I decided to sell my car and buy a bike. I'm still struggling to adapt to using a bike for every day transportation, but at least I enjoy it a lot more than driving the old cage.

My younger brother is starting to drive now and I think he's starting to learn what a burden having a car can be. Driving a car is expensive and working just to afford the car to get to work is a drag. I think some younger kids can see that after the novelty of driving wears off.