Originally Posted by
prj71
But there is a segment of the population that thinks you should be able to do everything and go everywhere car free and don't see things from any other perspective.
I have never encountered that segment. Instead, I have encountered people who have sacrificed being able to do certain things and/or do certain things in certain ways in return for a car-free existence.
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.