Comments on: Car-free for nearly a year! http://adamp.com/personal-achievements/car-free-for-nearly-a-year/ Apple, Bicycles, Boston, Dot and Web Media Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:10:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Boston Biker » Blog Archive » Why I Bike http://adamp.com/personal-achievements/car-free-for-nearly-a-year/#comment-30872 Boston Biker » Blog Archive » Why I Bike Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:19:49 +0000 http://adamp.wp42.com/?p=1037#comment-30872 [...] car. Many people find it odd and think my transportation methods must be inconvenient. In reality, not owning a car has given me far greater independence than owning a box on four wheels ever [...] [...] car. Many people find it odd and think my transportation methods must be inconvenient. In reality, not owning a car has given me far greater independence than owning a box on four wheels ever [...]

]]> By: Awesome music video made by a Toadies fan for I Come From The Water | We Demand Videos! http://adamp.com/personal-achievements/car-free-for-nearly-a-year/#comment-29205 Awesome music video made by a Toadies fan for I Come From The Water | We Demand Videos! Wed, 20 May 2009 21:51:12 +0000 http://adamp.wp42.com/?p=1037#comment-29205 [...] It brought back great memories of jamming out to Toadies songs while driving around (that is, back when I used to drive). So, it led me to YouTube where I searched for Toadies and found this awesome, cute, funny music [...] [...] It brought back great memories of jamming out to Toadies songs while driving around (that is, back when I used to drive). So, it led me to YouTube where I searched for Toadies and found this awesome, cute, funny music [...]

]]> By: Marina Ricci http://adamp.com/personal-achievements/car-free-for-nearly-a-year/#comment-28553 Marina Ricci Tue, 12 May 2009 23:38:24 +0000 http://adamp.wp42.com/?p=1037#comment-28553 First : congratulations! You are doing a great favor to our ecological system and the quality of air we breath. You should try a cruzbike, it is pretty fast, eco-friendly and rather fun to ride. Thumbs up! More people should follow your example! First : congratulations!
You are doing a great favor to our ecological system and the quality of air we breath.
You should try a cruzbike, it is pretty fast, eco-friendly and rather fun to ride.
Thumbs up! More people should follow your example!

]]> By: Adam Pieniazek http://adamp.com/personal-achievements/car-free-for-nearly-a-year/#comment-27980 Adam Pieniazek Mon, 04 May 2009 04:06:18 +0000 http://adamp.wp42.com/?p=1037#comment-27980 Honestly, ditching the car and buying a bicycle had little to do with being environmentally friendly. It is a nice side benefit but really I was after an economical and efficient mode of transportation. When I first took that bike out for a test ride I immediately fell in love with the feeling of fresh air hitting my face, the feeling of speed and control over the vehicle. As I kept riding the independence the bicycle granted me kept me going. Another big persuasion point was that I became very sick of feeling constrained inside a car and being stuck on a path with the countless other "trapped" souls in their boxes on wheels. I really think of more people gave bicycles an honest chance they'd fall in love with them too. Honestly, ditching the car and buying a bicycle had little to do with being environmentally friendly. It is a nice side benefit but really I was after an economical and efficient mode of transportation. When I first took that bike out for a test ride I immediately fell in love with the feeling of fresh air hitting my face, the feeling of speed and control over the vehicle. As I kept riding the independence the bicycle granted me kept me going.

Another big persuasion point was that I became very sick of feeling constrained inside a car and being stuck on a path with the countless other “trapped” souls in their boxes on wheels. I really think of more people gave bicycles an honest chance they’d fall in love with them too.

]]> By: K http://adamp.com/personal-achievements/car-free-for-nearly-a-year/#comment-27952 K Sun, 03 May 2009 17:34:23 +0000 http://adamp.wp42.com/?p=1037#comment-27952 That's cool and all, but what I see in this story is that most people don't even consider biking as their main method of transport. You just realized that you could do it all by bike, now was it because of all the "eco" screaming nowadays... I don't know. You just got around opening your mind... nice cars and quick means of transport have been injected into our brains since childhood. Sadly you're only one in a million. That’s cool and all, but what I see in this story is that most people don’t even consider biking as their main method of transport. You just realized that you could do it all by bike, now was it because of all the “eco” screaming nowadays… I don’t know. You just got around opening your mind… nice cars and quick means of transport have been injected into our brains since childhood. Sadly you’re only one in a million.

]]> By: Mark http://adamp.com/personal-achievements/car-free-for-nearly-a-year/#comment-27754 Mark Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:47:24 +0000 http://adamp.wp42.com/?p=1037#comment-27754 Sadly you will discover more bike than car theives as it is easier to do as they are frequently left unlocked and to resell the stolen bikes Sadly you will discover more bike than car theives as it is easier to do as they are frequently left unlocked and to resell the stolen bikes

]]> By: Cirquelar http://adamp.com/personal-achievements/car-free-for-nearly-a-year/#comment-27467 Cirquelar Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:28:58 +0000 http://adamp.wp42.com/?p=1037#comment-27467 I grew up in Quincy and traveled in and out of Boston via the T numerous times. It wasn't until I was 26 that I bought a car; after I moved out of Mass to Ohio. Unfortunately, most cities (Boston, SF, NY excepted) are now poorly connected for public transportation. Here in Albany, NY, there are the remnants of old trolley lines here and there and they used to connect the whole tri-city (Albany, Schenectady, and Troy) region, but now are a morass of cloverleafs and multilanes that are anathema to human pedestrian/cycle traffic. For Boston, carless only makes sense. I grew up in Quincy and traveled in and out of Boston via the T numerous times. It wasn’t until I was 26 that I bought a car; after I moved out of Mass to Ohio. Unfortunately, most cities (Boston, SF, NY excepted) are now poorly connected for public transportation. Here in Albany, NY, there are the remnants of old trolley lines here and there and they used to connect the whole tri-city (Albany, Schenectady, and Troy) region, but now are a morass of cloverleafs and multilanes that are anathema to human pedestrian/cycle traffic. For Boston, carless only makes sense.

]]> By: Chunky http://adamp.com/personal-achievements/car-free-for-nearly-a-year/#comment-26977 Chunky Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:20:54 +0000 http://adamp.wp42.com/?p=1037#comment-26977 Thanks man! Honestly,it’s actually easier to get by without a car! if you live in the right city (Boston, New York, San Francisco etc.) ..gr8 effort you had put in this blog.. Thanks man! Honestly,it’s actually easier to get by without a car! if you live in the right city (Boston, New York, San Francisco etc.) ..gr8 effort you had put in this blog..

]]> By: Adam Pieniazek http://adamp.com/personal-achievements/car-free-for-nearly-a-year/#comment-26697 Adam Pieniazek Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:07:47 +0000 http://adamp.wp42.com/?p=1037#comment-26697 True Kristina, a lot of the public transportation in the USA is not very good. But consider that when you're on the train or bus you can read a book or catch up on other work, whereas when you're driving you can't do other things (though I've seen my fair share of people shaving, eating, even reading a newspaper while driving). Still, if you get a bicycle you can then cut out a lot of those short little car trips, like going to the market that's less than a mile away for a bottle of milk could be instead done via bike. Thanks Brandon, it's 7 to 8 years, not 78! That would be quite impressive if I was 94, eh? Yeah, I find cars very claustrophobia inducing now and I don't have claustrophobia! True Kristina, a lot of the public transportation in the USA is not very good. But consider that when you’re on the train or bus you can read a book or catch up on other work, whereas when you’re driving you can’t do other things (though I’ve seen my fair share of people shaving, eating, even reading a newspaper while driving).

Still, if you get a bicycle you can then cut out a lot of those short little car trips, like going to the market that’s less than a mile away for a bottle of milk could be instead done via bike.

Thanks Brandon, it’s 7 to 8 years, not 78! That would be quite impressive if I was 94, eh? Yeah, I find cars very claustrophobia inducing now and I don’t have claustrophobia!

]]> By: Brandon http://adamp.com/personal-achievements/car-free-for-nearly-a-year/#comment-26695 Brandon Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:48:26 +0000 http://adamp.wp42.com/?p=1037#comment-26695 That was prolly the most interesting thing i have read in quite some time. I completely understand where you are coming from. When i think about getting in a car it makes me upset to my stomach. I was confused howerver on your 78 year career in driving, that means your 94 lol. im popsitive im missing out on something : ) That was prolly the most interesting thing i have read in quite some time. I completely understand where you are coming from. When i think about getting in a car it makes me upset to my stomach. I was confused howerver on your 78 year career in driving, that means your 94 lol. im popsitive im missing out on something : )

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