I'm now fully licensed to drive in the province of Ontario. Be warned.
Thinking about driving recently has led me to wonder why in God's name you'd choose to own a car in Toronto. Certainly -- having both owned a car and not owned a car at various points in the last few years -- I can say that (for me) it was far more disruptive to adjust my life to owning a car than the adjustments I make to not own a car (biking, transit, etc.) Worrying about gas and insurance costs alone was enough to make me not want to keep the car I had.
So, in brief, the environmentalist/energy-nerd doesn't like cars. I know you're all shocked.
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Now I'm going to REALLY watch my rearview mirror, and keep the dog in the backyard....
I am conflicted as a car lover and an environmentalist. I love a well designed car with aggressive style and road hugging abilities.
The marriage of mind to machine to road fires the pleasure centers better than anything else I know.
Taking the twisties over the Niagara Escarpment in a (borrowed) two door convertible was one of the greatest thrills in my life. Can't wait to get one of my own.
Hypocrite thy name is me....
I owned a car when I first moved to Toronto, but I got rid of it after a year because I never used it. Now, I use Autoshare when I need one.
Remember, if you join Autoshare, tell them I referred you so that I can get that $50 credit and you can get $50 off your application fee. Don't give it to Flocons!
Feh, anyone who brags about not owning a car in any major city is someone of the following catgories:
- one who mooches rides of their car-owning friends...
- actually tolerates the incompetence of the TTC
- is poor, or
- doesn't get out very much.
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