Originally Posted by
indyfabz
I have taken numerous cycling trips out west where the only car usage was for grand transportation (taxis and shuttles) to and from airports. (One time I actually walked 3+ miles with all my gear to the airport when I couldn't get a cab early a.m.) My longest vacation was nearly 4 months. It started with a car ride of a few miles to a train station (toting lots of baggage) and ended when I pushed my bike up my mom's front lawn after having bicycled across the country and then some.
I suspect that there millions of business and vacation trips monthly, in the U.S. that do not utilize a privately owned motor vehicle except perhaps for a cab, bus, car or shuttle ride to/from an airport or train station at the home and vacation destination. Probably most, if not all overseas trips too. Predilection for "living car free" or being a bicycle/walking enthusiast probably does not factor much in setting out most of such itineraries.