The selling of my car had a lot to do with changing locations and living in cities with decent metro options (incase biking wasn't as safe in heavy winter conditions). Also, depending on where you are from, there are some really hard pushes to increase cycle lanes in cities, pushing cars out. In Paris this is easily noted in certain areas. As someone on the younger side, owning a car now doesn't seem like a wise investment, particularly with prevalence of car shares and rental options for vehicles.