- you limit your friends and family to those that live where you can access them.
- you choose sports that don’t require remote locations or large equipment (no mountains, no surfboards, etcetera) or you live where your sport is.
- you move where you can access your job, or you limit your job prospects.
I have lived without a car in a variety of places in the world. Public transport is great if you can accept the set of limitations imposed upon you.
And yes, it does mean some limits, but they aren't as severe as many people think.
Why the condescending state-the-bleeding-obvious question? Renting and sharing makes little sense for me personally. I answer a similar question here re taxis and public transport: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31690450
- you limit your friends and family to those that live where you can access them.
- you choose sports that don’t require remote locations or large equipment (no mountains, no surfboards, etcetera) or you live where your sport is.
- you move where you can access your job, or you limit your job prospects.
I have lived without a car in a variety of places in the world. Public transport is great if you can accept the set of limitations imposed upon you.