Why Millennials Are Ditching Cars And Redefining Ownership
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[I]Zach Brown's preferred mode of transportation is his skateboard. Brown, 27, is an artist and actor who doesn't own a car.[/I][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]You might think there's one place in America you absolutely need a car: Los Angeles. You'd be wrong.
"I have been in L.A. without a car for two years now," says Alyssa Rosenthal, a makeup artist.
Rosenthal's job means lugging a professional makeup kit — think of a small toolbox filled with enough supplies to make a supermodel or a zombie (or a zombie supermodel). Point being: It's heavy, and it's her responsibility to get it to the movie set.
"It's not easy. It's definitely a big challenge, but I make it happen," Rosenthal says. "Public transit really is blowing up in L.A. right now. The trains go a lot of places, and it makes it sometimes easier to get to locations with traffic and everything in L.A."
That "blowing up" Rosenthal refers to is new transit options like the Metro Expo Line, which opened last year. It's already surpassing rider projections.
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[QUOTE]Zach Brown's preferred mode of transportation is his skateboard. Brown, 27, [B]is an artist and actor who doesn't own a car.[/B][/QUOTE]
I think it's time to change careers, Zach.
[quote]Here's a stranger fact: At 28, Rosenthal is part of a trend of millennials who are giving up, putting off or just not buying cars.[/quote]
Because we cant afford the fucking vehicles
[QUOTE=avincent;41919170]I think it's time to change careers, Zach.[/QUOTE]
was a car a staple of being an actor or an artist at any point in time?
i didn't think so
This works for people who live close to public transportation. Me, the nearest train station is a 20 minute drive, and the ride to the city is another 20 minutes. Bus is even slower. It's a good solution for some people but definitely not all.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;41919214]This works for people who live close to public transportation. Me, the nearest train station is a 20 minute drive, and the ride to the city is another 20 minutes. Bus is even slower. It's a good solution for some people but definitely not all.[/QUOTE]
unless you live inner city, or really, really close to the inner city, it just doesn't really work that well to not have a car.
[QUOTE=avincent;41919170]I think it's time to change careers, Zach.[/QUOTE]
I've been to LA before(it's only a few hours away after all) I'd say that skateboard is a more reliable form of transit if you plan to get to your destination in time. You just need to add more time to the getting there part.
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;41919266]unless you live inner city, or really, really close to the inner city, it just doesn't really work that well to not have a car.[/QUOTE]
And it's going to blow when inevitably you have to leave the inner city. Public transportation is great, but not developed enough in the U.S. to outright replace cars for most people.
Is this recently built metro line the ones CA Republicans were sobbing about last year?
IDK if I count but I'm 22 and I have never driven a car, I do own a car however which my wife uses for all our needs. I just don't like the idea of operating a 2,000 pound missile at high speeds, and because of that anxiety I am not fit to drive. So I don't.
I am avid cyclist though.
I have been able to ride more than 60 miles in a single sitting, and it has always worked well enough to go to work/the store/etc. If I lived out in the country, I probably wouldn't have the anxiety about driving so it probably wouldn't be a problem. Plus when it rains or snows I just have my wife drive me :p
[QUOTE=frozensoda;41919445]IDK if I count but I'm 22 and I have never driven a car, I do own a car however which my wife uses for all our needs. I just don't like the idea of operating a 2,000 pound missile at high speeds, and because of that anxiety I am not fit to drive. So I don't.
I am avid cyclist though.[/QUOTE]
If you feel you can ride a bicycle why can't you drive a car? If you're riding on the street on a bicycle, your risk level is higher than the guy in the car because you're all fleshy and i'm surrounded by metal mostly.
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;41919463]If you feel you can ride a bicycle why can't you drive a car? If you're riding on the street on a bicycle, your risk level is higher than the guy in the car because you're all fleshy and i'm surrounded by metal mostly.[/QUOTE]
Anxiety doesn't always make logical sense. I just don't feel so confined on a bike, and my sight doesn't feel restricted like in a car. I have never tried riding a motorcycle, so I can't say if I would be able to do that. Basically it's like I tell people YOU are lucky I'm not on the road lol
I said I never drove a car but I really meant I never drove a car legally, I tried it a couple times in parking lots and back roads, but I just couldn't do it. When I am taking a turn or any time when I see a vehicle coming towards me I freeze up, gets hard to breathe, vision goes dull and like fading away. I just can't do it, I was struck by a car when I was young and I saw it coming, maybe that's why.
Makes sense, if you live close to all your contacts and your workplace etc. use public transport or ride a bike, or even walk, saves the polar bears, gets you healthy, and for when you need to make that one long-distance trip you could rent a car I suppose.
It doesn't convenience everyone, but for those who can walk/skate/cycle/take the bus everywhere then fuck cars.
I'm not why this would come as a surprise to anyone given that cars are so expensive to own today. Obscene gas prices, a lack of decent new cars on the market for a reasonable price, and high insurance costs make it very difficult to have a car when you're on a budget that makes you go into massive debt for a basic education beyond highschool.
I simply never bothered to get my drivers license.
I have a pickup that just sits in the driveway because the insurance is so damn high.
Public transportation is widespread, owning a car is expensive, and it's a pain in the ass to drive around a lot of cities where the infrastructure didn't grow along with the amount of cars.
[quote]You might think there's one place in America you absolutely need a car: Los Angeles. You'd be wrong.[/quote]
Who the hell thinks this?
You're talking about an urban environment where just about everything you need is within walking distance from you, with wide access to public transportation, and you think you [I]need[/I] a car? Christ no wonder the air quality is shit over there.
Fucking city kids thinking they're making some huge sacrifice not buying an entire car to carry a fucking "small toolbox" around the city in. Shit.
I love how this article pops up on here the day I started riding the public bus to and from my college.
soon i will be able to download a car why should i buy one
[QUOTE=avincent;41919170]I think it's time to change careers, Zach.[/QUOTE]
I think it's time to change forums, avincent
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;41919504]I'm not why this would come as a surprise to anyone given that cars are so expensive to own today. Obscene gas prices, a lack of decent new cars on the market for a reasonable price, and high insurance costs make it very difficult to have a car when you're on a budget that makes you go into massive debt for a basic education beyond highschool.[/QUOTE]
Don't buy a new car then? Plenty of older reliable models out there that you can get for dirt cheap as long as you do more than google BEST HONDA and go off that. Gas will always be an issue though, but personally I see a car as more of an investment than as an expense.
[QUOTE=evilweazel;41920131]Don't buy a new car then? Plenty of older reliable models out there that you can get for dirt cheap as long as you do more than google BEST HONDA and go off that. Gas will always be an issue though, but personally I see a car as more of an investment than as an expense.[/QUOTE]
Doesn't really matter if you buy an older car. Still gotta pay for gas, insurance, and other things like winter tires if you live somewhere where it snows. It adds up fast.
Public transit is getting better all the time.
I love my car, but leave it whenever I don't absolutely need it. That said, there is next to no public transit where I live so I'm lucky to live less than a mile from work.
It's fun having public transport and all but I'm still getting a car when I have the chance
Looks like it's time to become a rebel and buy myself a car.
I still think you'll find the car to be superior in almost anyway for the daily work commute, it's just god-like superior. I'd much rather be in a car than listening to a baby cry on a bus, I'd much rather be eating sweets I've got stored in that car than swallowing a fly by accident whilst going down a hill on a bicycle, I'd much rather come home in 10 minutes than an hour, I'd much rather be ready for work instead of feeling stiff and tired at the start of the day.
Damn there's just so much good about a car that the price tag doesn't even begin to bother me too much.
To each their own, I couldn't live without my car since it's probably my biggest hobby and lifestyle I follow. But if he can manage his day on his board then he's saving tons of cash for things to help further his career, so it works out regardless.
Since I have a university transit pass, I just take transit instead of using my parent's car. 32 bucks a month which is prepaid usually for 3 - 4 months is great.
I don't drive the car downtown because parking is about $20, but I need it to get to my job in the suburbs, and it's great for getting around the outskirts of the city where transit consists of inconsistent buses from about 5 different agencies depending on where in the GTA you are, none of which take the fares from any other. If I need to go from Toronto to Mississauga to Vaughan to Markham and back in a day, I'm not going to take the TTC, MT, YRT, GO, and/or Viva, taking 3-5 times as long to get anywhere, I'll just drive.
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