CarFree

In the late 90's I decided I wanted to live without a car. I lived truly car-free for 4 years in all, but, in the end, failed.

What's Wrong with the Car?

• Cars cause enormous amounts of polution, they use huge amounts of non-renewable resources, they occupy huge amounts of space, they occupy much of our time, they are expensive to maintain (average of $7,823 per year [1]), they kill and maim numerous people (over 3000 killed per day worldwide [2]) and animals, they wreck our urban architecture (sprawl) and they damage our culture and health.

So, what's good about them? They're convienent.

See what Ivan Illich has to say: http://ranprieur.com/readings/illichcars.html

http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/2008/02/sorry-to-swear.html

Resources

• http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2007/11/368403.shtml
• http://www.carbusters.org/index.php
• Anything by [James Kunstler]
• How to Live Well Without Owning a Car by Chris Balish
• http://home.earthlink.net/~jakre/carfree/carfree.htm
• http://www.bikesatwork.com/carfree/
• http://www.culturechange.org/cms/index.php
• http://www.car-free-days.org/
• http://www.ghostcycle.org/