Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
I have been avidly replying to this thread, like Roody, and perhaps Machka, with the idea that the thread was referring to broader activities like daytrips and vacations. “Going out” seems a pretty limited opportunity to take a bike ride, when the destination is more important than the transportation.
Going out becomes more like a day trip when you do it car-free, but it's still just going out with a long walk or bike ride before and after.
In fact “going out” for my wife and I means
We're certainly not dressed for a bike ride. 
The more I think about it, the more I realize that clothing and hair issues are the main obstacles to doing anything car-free. Cars have basically been refined to serve as climate-controlled, wind-free holding chambers to keep people fresh during transport between destinations.