What are the benefits of owning a car?
Title. Genuine question. Intended for people owning cars. That's all.
Edit: Thank you to everyone pointing out that my comments are rude and that I was being an asshole. I lost sight of the intention of this post. I will stop replying in the same manner.
Edit 2: imma downvote those comments I guess cuz there's no karma fuck reddit
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Get where you need to go without having to wait on public transport or an uber. Leave when you want. Pick your route. If you decide to detour in the middle of your trip, you can if you own a car, for public transport you gotta wait for the next closest stop on the preselected route. Joy that comes from driving.
These benefits are with cars and bikes alike.
When you're cycling 10 minutes to the local shop? Sure.
Not when you're travelling 50 miles each way.
I'm sorry, 50 miles is a pretty crazy commute. I hope things get better.
I cycle 80km all the time
Just need to carb the fuck up!
An ebike isn't getting me to work. At least not in as timely fashion. And especially not in the snow, rain, or summer heat. Worse yet, it isn't getting me home after being exhausted from working all day, or in the dark winter afternoons.
These aren't as big of a problem as you'd think. At least try renting one with an open mindset to see if it is a viable option. If you mind me asking, what's your profession?
Say you need to go work and it takes 15 minutes by car. By bike takes 30 minutes. Great, very doable if weather allows.
But wait, you need to drop off and pick up your kids for whom you could only find a daycare spot somewhere that isn't on you way to work. The shortest distance by bike forces you through the centre where other bike and school traffic means it takes another half hour on top of your journey. By car you could take a ring road so it only adds 7 minutes. (This road exists for bikes too, but since the difference in max speed with a bike it'd take even longer)
This is not even taking shopping into consideration. Or hobbies or visiting friends and family.
I'm all for reducing car usage and I try to do so when I can. But cars do have a purpose and free up a LOT of time for you to actually live your life with your family.
That's fair. I don't entirely understand this all, but I guess that's how it works. Thanks for your perspective.