Why my personal automobile is a living necessity for me.
1. commercial mass transportation service is limited in my area: I live in a highly car-dependent area
2. I am age 61 with limited physical endurance
3. I have a service dog that must often accompany me away from home
4. cab fare, Uber fare and paratransit fare on a regular basis is prohibitively expensive as compared with my thrifty and reliable paid-for 1995 Toyota Corolla sedan with automatic transmission and power steering which make it an easy car for a feeble person to drive
5. I have fibromyalgia and must get home bedrest often: my car allows me to get local errands done in a hurry; it minimizes time away from home
6. I am heat, humidity and cold sensitive and an air-conditioned/cabin-heated closed motor vehicle like mine shields me from harsh weather
7. a car is safer than a bicycle or walking
8. a car provides security against possible encounters with criminal elements
9. a car, truck, SUV, crossover or van has considerable cargo-hauling capacity as for groceries
10. I have asthma: my car shields me from dust and pollen
Older people and people with limited mobility or physical endurance due to health reasons often have a strong need for cars. Rural and semi-rural people need personal automobiles more often than city folks.
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There was a time we drove cars and trucks and not VEHICLES.
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