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I got a car when i was a teenager new. Then I drove it for 10 years.

But then I sold it because i don't like having a car and it's expensive.

So now I use Uber Comfort. Which seems to work well for me. It's cheaper than owning a car. But mostly it's just easier.

I've never tried biking around or having a scooter or something.

How do you guys get around?
 
My Mama drives me. My Dad has driven me before but I typically try to avoid that situation. It can get stressful to put it mildly. I used to have a motorbike ,but we had to get rid of those.
 
Accessible transit for adults with disabilities mostly - It's run by my city's public transit system and operates a bit like a ride share but where you have to book trips 24-72 hours ahead of time, and it only costs as much as the bus per trip.

For sudden trips like urgent medical care or if i miss my paratransit ride, i try to have money set aside for a taxi.

Before I had mobility impairments I used to take the regular bus or light rail train, rode my bike, and walked a lot.
 
I currently need my Uncle or another family member to drive for me. Though not being able to drive is limiting. Getting a licence would help with me having more independence. Something to look forward to.
 
are said:
I got a car when i was a teenager new. Then I drove it for 10 years.

But then I sold it because i don't like having a car and it's expensive.

So now I use Uber Comfort. Which seems to work well for me. It's cheaper than owning a car. But mostly it's just easier.

I've never tried biking around or having a scooter or something.

How do you guys get around?
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Unfortunately I live outside of the nearest small town so I have to have a vehicle. Otherwise it's a 3 hour walk or 30 minute bicycle ride either way.

When I did live in town, and when I've lived in bigger Cities though I was always an avid Cyclist/Walker. Cycling in particular is one of my "happy places" as when I'm on the bike going down a big hill between the speed, and all the other sensations that come with it, everything else seems to melt away and I for a brief moment simply am. No thoughts, no worries, just man in motion.
 
are said:
How do you guys get around?
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Usually by subway, and sometimes by bus. I’ll take the bus if where I need to get to isn’t too far, or to go crosstown.
 
Mostly I walk, usually several hours each day. When necessary, I use the subway and buses. Ny mother drives, so that's how I get to more distant destinations, such as for family events out of town.
 
I live in a city that has good cheap public transport and I tried doing without a car for a few years. It's fine as long as you enjoy being trapped in a city and never want to see anything different.
 
I use public transit when I go downtown. I have an EV and I use it pretty much for just around town. I walk a lot. Once in awhile I take a pedicab for fun.
 
I eat. I get a-round belly. Stupid joke, sorry. I'm a dad. I'm allowed.

I do drive. I was forced to by 15 years old, though, I admit that I didn't want to. I had several worries about it. It became second-nature after about a month, and I've a pretty solid driving record to this day. There have been wrecks, but every occasion was per the other driver not maintaining control and/or being an idiot. The secret is to watch others just a bit more closely than you are watching your own actions. All that said, I am still not a fan of personally driving long distances unless it is absolutely necessary. I'd rather ride along or take a train or plane instead. Driving for hours is exhausting and overwhelming.

I'll share a recent comedian's joke, as well - "Don't text and drive you morons. That's like if your grandmother drove around with a typewriter in her lap just jabbing away at keys like Curious George the whole time."
 
Dagan said:
I do drive. I was forced to by 15 years old, though, I admit that I didn't want to. I had several worries about it. It became second-nature after about a month, and I've a pretty solid driving record to this day.
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I couldn't wait to be able to drive, and I started stealing Mum's car when the parents were out and driving it around the block at age 13. Yes, manual transmission, automatics were never all that common here until recently.

It didn't take long for my parents to realise this of course, and my mother made use of it. She was an alcoholic and quite often when I got home from school she "wasn't feeling well" which was her way of saying she was pissed again. One day she asked me if I was able to drive her car and I just smiled and said Yes. Then she asked "I'm not feeling very well today, would you be able to drive me to the drive through bottle shop?". No worries.

I was pretty pleased with that, not many suburban parents would let a 14 year old drive the car. I drove her to the bottle'o a few times and after that she just started sending me by myself. I got a few funny looks from staff there because I was obviously still just a kid but it was the same regular car with the same regular order of a carton of Coopers Diet Beer so they kept serving me.

It was a different world back then.

Dagan said:
I'll share a recent comedian's joke, as well - "Don't text and drive you morons. That's like if your grandmother drove around with a typewriter in her lap just jabbing away at keys like Curious George the whole time."
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Here there's AI detection cameras everywhere now and they've been having a huge crackdown on people doing things other than concentrating on driving. This story is from Tasmania but every state is the same.

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