Since starting a job in town and bike commuting, I've almost given up driving entirely. Groceries fit nicely into my bag or on my bike rack. My legs are bouncier. I've found great little shops on side streets I've never gone near in a car. I love being awake and alert (even before the requisite coffee) after my ride in to work. I haven't even had to gas up since mid-September. Despite the rain, tire-eating streetcar tracks, broken bike bits and homocidal cabbies, I loooove cycling, and I wish I'd gotten back into it sooner.
So why did it ruin my day when I ran into an old classmate from high school at the grocery store while locking up the foldy bike, and she asked "so, did you get caught DUI or just smash up your car?"
I guess I'm kind of a snob - I don't like having people look down on me... but why would a person on a bike create such contempt - and why would anyone believe that DUI or a lack of a car could be the only reason to bike?