Originally Posted by
tandempower
Can this definitional debating about 'car-free' finally be ended by simply acknowledging that this is a bike forum, so the only reason it was pertinent to create an LCF sub-forum separate from commuting or cargo bikes was to discuss the goal of living without driving, which may include transit and walking, and not just biking?
Likewise, can we stop making 'car-free' a personal status that is either achieved or not, with no in-between? Striving to be more car-free is the goal, not making 'car-free' an absolute category so that people can be told that whether they drive one day a year or every day, they are not 'car-free' so don't bother. The point is striving for liberation from driving-dependency, not claiming or attaining a stats.
I don't think so-- it's either a conscious or unconscious set of circumstances of living or choosing to live in a place where mobility without the personal transportation is not an issue (e.g., living in an urban area, on or near a college campus or even a small town (Cabot Cove?) or a conscious or unconscious choice to give up mobility (included here might be, for example, persons who chose to drink and drive and got a DUI so they cannot legally drive).