Im 14, and I barely need to be driven anywhere
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Coroplast fenders,
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The election is only 3 days away, you're golden.
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The election is only 3 days away, you're golden.
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So its good i bike, or else I might be unfit!
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Thanks for the compliment! And yes, late is far better than never. Giving up driving is honestly the best thing I've ever done for myself, hands down. Many people cannot understand that.
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Don't ever buy into the NEED to buy a car.
Don't buy a car unless you absolutelly HAVE to.
Don't buy a car unless you can pay it in full, in cash, and it is GERMAN MADE.
That is all the advice I have for you.
Don't buy a car unless you absolutelly HAVE to.
Don't buy a car unless you can pay it in full, in cash, and it is GERMAN MADE.
That is all the advice I have for you.
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OR I can let my grandma give me her car for free
and i have been having some issues with my rear tire, got a flat and then mounted it wrong so I havn't biked to school for a couple days. Hopefully I will on friday though!
and i have been having some issues with my rear tire, got a flat and then mounted it wrong so I havn't biked to school for a couple days. Hopefully I will on friday though!
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Well i don't actually live in seattle, i live a little ways north of it in a suburb. In seattle itself, the biking is pretty good, but in the suburbs it varies a LOT. For example Kirkland is a great place to bike, but Shoreline is pretty bad. It depends on the suburb
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My son just turned 15, and so far he has little interest in driving. Between bike, bus, and unicycle, he's got most trips covered. Maybe you'll meet on the road someday.
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I live in Los Angeles, well a suburb of it, which is about as bad as it gets. And I made the decision this year to go car free. Why in the world would I do that you may ask?
1. Ever since I was very young, I've been infatuated with public transport. I purchased Simcity 3000 in the 4th grade and I played it for hours and hours on end. I put in hours and hours of research into how to make my cities better, why subways in dense areas are practical, etc. Then when I found out there was a Metro Rail station two miles from my house, I got excited and rode it as much as possible. I remember begging my brother to take me on the train. Then when I got old enough to take it by myself, I took it whenever possible.
Which presented another problem for me. Which led to the bicycle.
2. The train is two miles away over a gigantic bridge over the Alameda Corridor. Walking would take about 30 minutes, and the bus that goes there is really infrequent. Then, once I started riding, I found that I could get there in seven minutes flat. SEVEN!! And to school in 16 minutes. And from school to the grocery store in five. It was my new freedom.
3. It allowed me to be able to get a job, now that I have reliable transportation. I don't have to rely on my mom to take me places, nor the bus (though I do still enjoy taking it when it's not packed and it's only one I'd have to take). Though my classmates sometimes think "Why the hell would you do that?" But I'm proud to be one of the only ones with a job, able to go out (though I hardly ever do), and I'm practically filthy rich! (4 1/2 hours a week @ 8/hr - gas prices? YES!)
1. Ever since I was very young, I've been infatuated with public transport. I purchased Simcity 3000 in the 4th grade and I played it for hours and hours on end. I put in hours and hours of research into how to make my cities better, why subways in dense areas are practical, etc. Then when I found out there was a Metro Rail station two miles from my house, I got excited and rode it as much as possible. I remember begging my brother to take me on the train. Then when I got old enough to take it by myself, I took it whenever possible.
Which presented another problem for me. Which led to the bicycle.
2. The train is two miles away over a gigantic bridge over the Alameda Corridor. Walking would take about 30 minutes, and the bus that goes there is really infrequent. Then, once I started riding, I found that I could get there in seven minutes flat. SEVEN!! And to school in 16 minutes. And from school to the grocery store in five. It was my new freedom.
3. It allowed me to be able to get a job, now that I have reliable transportation. I don't have to rely on my mom to take me places, nor the bus (though I do still enjoy taking it when it's not packed and it's only one I'd have to take). Though my classmates sometimes think "Why the hell would you do that?" But I'm proud to be one of the only ones with a job, able to go out (though I hardly ever do), and I'm practically filthy rich! (4 1/2 hours a week @ 8/hr - gas prices? YES!)
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Then when I found out there was a Metro Rail station two miles from my house, I got excited and rode it as much as possible. I remember begging my brother to take me on the train. Then when I got old enough to take it by myself, I took it whenever possible.
It was my new freedom.
It was my new freedom.
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When I was growing up in St. Paul, MN it was the same way. Between my bike and the busses, unless my destination was WAY out in the 'burbs, I could get there (except in the middle of winter.)