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Re:Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a persona... by robocat on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @05:40PM (#16163443)
Without having had a car it would be hard for you to compare.

In the periods I haven't had a car, I visited some friends much less (friends that other forms of transport were much less convenient than a car). Without a car certain activities were not available either.

Likewise, after many overseas trips, I then hired a car, which made a massive difference to the holiday.

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Re:Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a persona... by ghaff on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @05:49PM (#16163516)
Certainly in a lot of Western Europe, there's a lot that's easily accessible by public transportation + a bit of taxi. But there are absolutely areas and sites that pretty much require you to be either driving or in a tour (which I generally dislike).
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Re:Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a persona... by vidarh on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @10:50AM (#16168838)
It's not that hard to compare, as I certainly are aware there were things we did when I was a child that would be hard for me to do without a car. But the point is that you simply make other choices. Not better or worse choices. Just different ones.
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