Living Car Free - Even more car-lite

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dcrowell

11-10-08, 08:26 AM

Maybe it's been a stretch to call myself car-lite. I live alone, but have had two cars. They are both older, and paid off, but two cars for one person.

I changed that yesterday. I sold one of the cars. The remaining car can hopefully get me through another few years (with limited use) until I'm ready to be car-free.

Yes, I rode the 16.5 miles to work today, no, I don't do it everyday yet. I'm still just a fat guy.

HoustonB

11-10-08, 08:36 AM

In my opinion the number of cars or type does not matter. You can be car-lite even if you own 3 cars and 1 of them is a hummer - if you drive less than say 3,000 miles a year.

Maybe we need a pole to determine the amount of car use that people think is the threshold to being car-lite.

dcrowell

11-10-08, 09:48 AM

Well, at the rate I've been driving it in recent months, I guess I'd still be over 3000 miles per year. About 3400 actually.

I used to drive over 12,000 per year (including trips to Michigan), so I do drive much less.

Roody

11-10-08, 11:01 AM

Maybe we need a pole to determine the amount of car use that people think is the threshold to being car-lite.
We just had one (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=473365). It's too soon for another poll, IMO.