I've been carless in the past but am not so right now. However, if you do need a vehicle you can always rent one for a day. Of course this may not work in emergencies (in the Netherlands, you can call a PET ambulance if necessary!) but renting a vehicle a few days a year for planned "big loads" - like bi-monthly bulk shopping is, to me, an intelligent way to be personally carless, with all the personal and ecological benefits, and still live in the 21st century. Do the math and you will see that renting when you really need to is not that expensive compared to the annual cost of owning, insuring, licensing and maintaining your own vehicle.
Even the Amish, who, for the most part, do not own motorized vehicles, will use them when they have to. If you feel you may need a vehicle more often, consider turning your vehicle into a co-op car. http://www.cooperativeauto.net/ - cathy, la crosse _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
