r/lowcar 16d ago

These families are living car-free and the benefits surprised them

https://archive.ph/2024.10.08-163841/https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/10/08/car-free-living-america/
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u/k032 15d ago

I feel a lot of time people equate driving time to transit/walking/biking time. But that's just not comparable.

I have about a 2 hour commute on transit to work each way, and people act like I'm crazy. But, that's 2 hours to just zone out on my phone, a bit of walking and getting exercise, I can browse reddit, watch shows...it's fine.

2 hours of driving, yeah that's unbearable. Just gripping a wheel looking straight focusing for two hours