Originally Posted by
Roody
Proposed working definition of carlight or carlite:
(For me, this is the trickiest. I propose two definitions, both of which I see used frequently on the forum. You can vote for one, or suggest some way of combining them if you wish.)
1. A car is owned in the family or household, but the carlight individual rarely drives or rides in the vehicle.
2. A carlight person owns a car, but rarely drives it, and tries to use other transportation methods most of the time.
I appreciate constructive suggestions to modify this definition.
I think your definitions are pretty sensible. I would suggest a minor modification to the 'car-free' definition, though: a person whose household/nuclear family does not own or lease a motor vehicle, and who walks, bikes, or uses public transportation for virtually all of his/her travel.