Bogota holds today the "Day without cars". How do you imagine a world without streets for cars? (of course, racetracks would continue to operate!).
Have fun, riding that bike...
http://vimeo.com/2086946
You have this car sharing option in big cities, including Vancouver, called Zipcar. I am a member. If you need it, pay 8 dollars an hour and you don't have to worry about parking/insurance/buying gasoline, all on consistent grounds. Then, if you go to, say London or NYC, you can still use your membership if you need a car there. So, if you are longing for that entry ramp, rent a Zipcar for a couple of hours a day and make some runs on it, say once a month.Giblet wrote:I sold my car a few years ago as it had become unaffordable at the time.
I started biking, bussing, and walking.
I lost 40 pounds and a girl I had always liked suddenly started returning my advances. That was the biggest plus.
In other cities not having a car can be a big deal, but here in Vancouver BC Canada, there is so many other options.
I took my solid frame Trek mountain bike, and attached an 80cc 2 stroke Skyhawk motor, including clutch and gastank.
A bicycle that gets 150mpg and goes 55km/h on flat ground is exhilarating.
I do miss one particular on ramp.
Starting from a stop in my 91 CRX Si, you begin with the left turn across traffic onto the onramp. Downhill the car picks up as you snap 1st and 2nd gear pretty quick. THe next corner is a negatively cambered one that has you just shifting into 3rd at, and if you diud everything right, your inside wheel just clips the paint on the inside of the shoulder, as the banking and power pull the car back out to the outside as you merge into traffic.
3rd gear at around 135km/h shifting into 4th, as i merge into traffic with all my speed demons culled before the highway commute.
I do miss driving on a regular basis to a point, but I don't find regular daily driving fun or stress free. I much more enjoy reading a book on the way in to work and the kind of driving I really do enjoy isn't really acceptable on public roads.
Does any of Zipcar's vechicles have the zip of his 91 Si? or my 89 RX-7... or is it mainly just good basic transportation?jddh1 wrote:You have this car sharing option in big cities, including Vancouver, called Zipcar. I am a member. If you need it, pay 8 dollars an hour and you don't have to worry about parking/insurance/buying gasoline, all on consistent grounds. Then, if you go to, say London or NYC, you can still use your membership if you need a car there. So, if you are longing for that entry ramp, rent a Zipcar for a couple of hours a day and make some runs on it, say once a month.
Just wish here in the suburbs we had more public transportation.
=D>Giblet wrote: I do miss one particular on ramp.
Starting from a stop in my 91 CRX Si, you begin with the left turn across traffic onto the onramp. Downhill the car picks up as you snap 1st and 2nd gear pretty quick. THe next corner is a negatively cambered one that has you just shifting into 3rd at, and if you diud everything right, your inside wheel just clips the paint on the inside of the shoulder, as the banking and power pull the car back out to the outside as you merge into traffic.
3rd gear at around 135km/h shifting into 4th, as i merge into traffic with all my speed demons culled before the highway commute.
mx_tifosi wrote: We've drifted quite a bit from the 'Day without a car' discussion... mil disculpas Ciro.