[lbo-talk] carless NYers

[jakub at att.net]

No fooling!  I lived on the upper west side for years, and never owned a car 
until I was in my 30s.  Didn't need one, and didn't miss having one.  I had a 
license once but let it lapse.  When I moved back to Wisconsin I had to get a 
license again, and my, did I take a lot of ribbing from people here about 
taking the road test at my advanced age.  For a young, able-bodied guy who's 
not severely retarded not to have a license was just beyond peculiar.  Now I 
drive a pickup truck and spend an inordinate amount of time cruising down 
rural highways at 70mph, which I suppose shows that you can adapt to 
anything.  Still miss the Broadway local, though.

Jacob Conrad
> Washington Post - August 19, 2003
> 
> 
> Licensed to Drive? Fuhgeddaboutit!
> Most New Yorkers Do Without Wheels
> 
> By Michael Powell
> Washington Post Staff Writer
> 
> NEW YORK -- As America has long suspected, no one here can drive.
> 
<snips>
> In this city, approximately 25 percent of the inhabitants possess a 
> driver's license. 
> 
> Or maybe this car-and-license thing is more proof that New York 
> floats somewhere off the East Coast. 
> 
> Driving in New York is not natural.