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Shamed by parents for wanting a car-free lifestyle. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by yardratianSoma@lemmy.ca to c/fuckcars@lemmy.ca

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I let my folks know that I'm getting rid of my drivers licence, because I don't plan on driving for at least the next 5 years.

My parents then said things like, "you're moving backwards in life", or "what will you do if you need to transport someone in an emergency?", to which I responded, "Taxi, or ambulance".

Am I a fool? Should I retain my licence for emergencies? I'm broke ATM, but should start working again soon, and my licence is expiring in a few weeks (and my wallet fell in a river a week ago, so I don't have the card anyways, not even kidding), so I'd rather not pay the $90 to keep it, if I don't have to.

What about you? Do you still keep a license handy for situations, or no? Is living car and license free possible in Canada?

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[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

I use my bike to get around and recently upgraded to an ebike to help with hills and so that I'm not sweating when I get to where I'm going. I find I can get most places about as fast as a car since I can avoid traffic. For longer trips, I'm thinking of getting an escooter to get me to the train station and then the rest of the way.

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