Wogster

Can you be car free, when you drive a motor vehicle for your employer, for example a courier or bus driver?

AlanK

I think so. I just started a new job as a deliver driver, driving a large truck. I guess it's sort of dicey, but most types of professional driving are pretty essential. Especially when you think about something like a public transit (bus) driver; what they do does help to get more cars off the road.

cranky

Car free means different things to different people. For some it's about saving the enviroment. Other it's about saving money by not paying for a car, gas, insurance, or maintenance. Still others it's about exercise and traveling via your own power. It can mean anything to you.

If I didn't own a car but was a courier that drove, I'd call myself car free.

armyrider

Yes. We can all agree to let that slide...

tfahrner

The question presumes that "car free" is some kind of honorific that can be bestowed by others, like "genius" by Mensa or "saved" by Jesus, and the answer can be only yes or no. I don't think this is a helpful presumption. You yourself know whether you consider cars necessary or good, and bikes a generally superior alternative, in this society or the next.

!!Comatoa$ted

I would say so. Most of us have to work for a living, exept for me, and I think you fit the bill.

Roody

If there were a carfree pope, I'm sure she would give you a special dispensation.

Seriously, many of us define car as a "motor vehicle owned by an individual and used for his/her private transportation." So you're still carfree. You probably do what you can to minimize any wasteful use of your employer's vehicle.

krazygluon

I think some might think of it as sleeping with the enemy...(or is that when you're car-free but your spouse/S.O. isn't?) but I'd say it's fine...not that my opinion matters that much.

(typically) in a driving-job, you drive because you're hauling something (be it matter, information, people or yourself) with much more purpose than someone just driving to/from work.