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I don't own a car. Neither does any of my friends. I go to work by bike, and travel by train. I may want to have a car one day for travelling, when train or plane not an option, but not for use in daily life. I think peak car usage is already happening now in some places in western and central Europe[1]

[1] http://www.economist.com/node/21563280



Just curious, do you, or any of your friends who don't own a car, have any children?

I'd like to have a "carless" lifestyle as well, but I find that having two children makes it quite difficult to not own a car.


Exactly. When you start to consider the cost and inconvenience of travelling with several family members the car becomes quickly the best option.


Most of us have kids. It's nice in the train, we can play board games.


That doesn't really work for people in rural areas. Rural areas were by far the fastest adopters of cars when they were first invented.


thats probably because you live in a large urban center. Not everyone is like you.


Which is why I wrote "in some places".




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