Originally Posted by
Obeast
cycling has limits as some weather in the winter (icy hilly roads and strong winds) just make riding intolerable. I donīt think living car free is 100% practical.
Do you have any ideas for making it more practical? Or do you have questions that we might be able to answer about overcoming obstacles? (I mean, it's really kind of pointless to just post that it doesn't always work for you personally.)
I live in Michigan--definitely icy and windy, although we don't have a lot of hills here. I have always been outdoors
every day, unless sick, whether on foot or on a bike, and I certainly don't have any special physical or mental attributes that make me cold-tolerant. I know the right clothing and gear to use, but anybody can learn that.
I have been carfree for at least half my life (I'm 62) and I've enjoyed myself and done as well as people who own cars. In fact, overall the carfree years were happier than the ones when I did own a car.