Non-driving

[ComradeDaryl]

Does anybody here doesn't want to drive at all other than myself? I personally find driving very dangerous, very unhealthy, and very complicated. I've never drove in my life, and I plan on never ever doing it.

I know that I am not alone in non-driving, but does anyone here doesn't drive at all?

[Cianna200]

I also have a fear of driving so yes you are not alone, I may even have a phobia. I become extremely nervous in situations like this and dread so much being seriously hurt or killed. I don't ever want to drive like you.

[brainiac3397]

Its a bit impractical for most. Mass transit is not always reliable and certainly no less dangerous than driving yourself. Bikes will only take you so far, and have their own level of danger. Walking isnt exactly practical in many areas.

Seeing as there is no practical reason to not drive (even countries with high fuel costs have many drivers), anybody disliking the concept of driving likely has some sort of fear or anxiety that makes it difficult or impossible for them. You still may want to ask yourself where you want to live, what lifestyle you want, and how you expect to hold a job (and what sort of job) to make sure your evasion of driving doesnt cause you to unecessarily diminsh your qualiy of life.

[SoulRiser]

I have a friend who has excellent driving skills, but won't actually drive a car because it's dangerous, and he gets nervous of other drivers.

[brainiac3397]

I have excellent flying skills but I won't fly cause it's dangerous and I get nervous around other planes.

[Sunbourn]

I hope you find yourself in an urban environment surrounded by everything you need then.

I live in a lonely suburb. There's nothing but houses around me for miles. A car is essential, and my Volkswagen being at the dealership for months while they continuously fail to figure out what's wrong with it isn't helping with my sanity when the only thing within walking distance is the same houses I've seen my entire life.

[brainiac3397]

Get a 3rd gen toyota. It might be older than most on this site, but those things were built damn good.

We had a car when we lived in NYC but we didn't really rely on it since the subway and bus practically allowed you to get anywhere in the city. Now we live in NJ and basically each family member has their own car(and a chunk of our money goes to car insurance since NJ has one of the highest insurance costs). We have NJ transit but it isn't necessarily the most reliable form of transportation and feels more like a coach bus taking you on a long distance travel rather than an inter-city ride.

Trains and train stations are quite well-off primary roads, being buried deep in some area of the town, or located along a highway(seriously, how is that commuter friendly in any way? What the hell am I supposed to do, use the highway to walk to my destination?). Mostly because...you take a car to the station(yeh what awesome public transportation that you still need a car to get to it). I think the park-and-ride concept is in some sense quite silly(but in a state packed with cars and the insane toll to get into NYC, it's cheaper to park and take a bus or train than to take your own car. Toll wise, and parking wise)

[magikarp]

(10-06-2015 03:08 AM)brainiac3397 Wrote:  Its a bit impractical for most. Mass transit is not always reliable and certainly no less dangerous than driving yourself.

Statistically it is less dangerous, at least in terms of fatality rate.

[Smokey]

What do you mean you don't like riding in giant metal death machines?
I wish I had a driver's license so I could drive wherever I wanted, all with the hopes that I may one day get into a car accident, killing the people I collide with instantly, whilst my car combusts and I slowly burn to death trapped inside with no hope of rescue.

[brainiac3397]

I guess your less likely to die when your bus is running late...or never arrives.

[Ky]

I want to drive but I can't.

My learner's permit expired a month ago. Now I have to start the whole damn thing all over again, and I don't feel any better at driving than when I started.

[brainiac3397]

wat? You should be able to just get DL straight(i think). I doubt they'd tell ya to get a new permit again.

[Ky]

True... but I don't think I'm all that good at driving.

[brainiac3397]

If youve played any vidya game with driving, you grasp a portion of the basics of driving (or have gone go-karting).

A good driver doesnt have to translate to F1 racer. As long as you can stay in lane, change lanes safely, drive the speed li it or flow, and know your basic road laws (like stay off the damn left lane if you arent either passing a car or speeding like hell), you will suffice. Its a steering wheel, 2 pedals, and a stick that makes it go back, front, or lock in place (park). The only obstacle is the fear the driver has...

[SoulRiser]

I think all my racing game time has made my real driving improve as well, so there's that.

Still, I do quite like public transport or having someone else drive me around too.

[Cianna200]

I usually just watch other people play racing games.

[ComradeDaryl]

(10-08-2015 06:22 AM)Cianna200 Wrote:  I usually just watch other people play racing games.

Same here, and I don't play video games that much as I did when I used to live in the States for a few years.

[Cianna200]

Me too, I used to be a video game fanatic, now I only play occasionally though barely, usually when I am bored.

[brainiac3397]

(10-08-2015 08:47 AM)Cianna200 Wrote:  Me too, I used to be a video game fanatic, now I only play occasionally though barely, usually when I am bored.

Im a 21st century video game addict. Hopefully in a decade or so, all the grumpy old folk of the 20th century will die and we won't hear them bitch about how we're doing something bad when playing video games for hours and how they used to x-y-z back in the day(honestly, if they had video games "back in the day" they'd be just as addicted).

Hopefully by the time I grow old, the number of assholes who consider video games a "waste of time" and anybody who plays them "anti-social pariahs" will be dead and gone.

[schoolsux]

(10-08-2015 10:16 AM)brainiac3397 Wrote:  

(10-08-2015 08:47 AM)Cianna200 Wrote:  Me too, I used to be a video game fanatic, now I only play occasionally though barely, usually when I am bored.

Im a 21st century video game addict. Hopefully in a decade or so, all the grumpy old folk of the 20th century will die and we won't hear them bitch about how we're doing something bad when playing video games for hours and how they used to x-y-z back in the day(honestly, if they had video games "back in the day" they'd be just as addicted).

Hopefully by the time I grow old, the number of assholes who consider video games a "waste of time" and anybody who plays them "anti-social pariahs" will be dead and gone.

Probably not for another 20 years. Maybe in 10 years, they stop giving a fuck about it, realizing they are wrong. Though that likely won't happen.

[no]

Back in my day, we were addicted to books.

[schoolsux]

There are still people I know (around my age) who are addicted to books. So, that fad isn't totally dead yet.

[brainiac3397]

I still read books...lots of em. But I also play video games...and watch movies....and binge watch tv shows (I just binged on Netflix by watching the entire season of Dark Matter, a sci-fi show made with some folk who worked on the Stargate series. Great show btw)

[ComradeDaryl]

I'm a fan of books and swimming, but honestly, I don't play much video games or watch much movies at all.

[schoolsux]

I barely ever read, I will never swim again and I barely play video games or watch movies. Honestly, I don't know what I am doing about 90% of the time outside of school.

[Sunbourn]

(10-08-2015 10:16 AM)brainiac3397 Wrote:  

(10-08-2015 08:47 AM)Cianna200 Wrote:  Me too, I used to be a video game fanatic, now I only play occasionally though barely, usually when I am bored.

Im a 21st century video game addict. Hopefully in a decade or so, all the grumpy old folk of the 20th century will die and we won't hear them bitch about how we're doing something bad when playing video games for hours and how they used to x-y-z back in the day(honestly, if they had video games "back in the day" they'd be just as addicted).

Hopefully by the time I grow old, the number of assholes who consider video games a "waste of time" and anybody who plays them "anti-social pariahs" will be dead and gone.

...and in a few decades I'll be telling the young folk who aren't playing video games that they're wasting their lives and act genuinely concerned for their futures. I mean, how are you going to thrive in life if you haven't even played through the classics yet?

[Elfy]

I would love to drive and have the freedom to go anywhere any time with little effort but I can't justify the cost of it at the moment. I may be having my dads car in the next year though so who knows.

[ComradeDaryl]

(10-23-2015 07:32 PM)|55555| Wrote:  

(10-08-2015 10:16 AM)brainiac3397 Wrote:  

(10-08-2015 08:47 AM)Cianna200 Wrote:  Me too, I used to be a video game fanatic, now I only play occasionally though barely, usually when I am bored.

Im a 21st century video game addict. Hopefully in a decade or so, all the grumpy old folk of the 20th century will die and we won't hear them bitch about how we're doing something bad when playing video games for hours and how they used to x-y-z back in the day(honestly, if they had video games "back in the day" they'd be just as addicted).

Hopefully by the time I grow old, the number of assholes who consider video games a "waste of time" and anybody who plays them "anti-social pariahs" will be dead and gone.

...and in a few decades I'll be telling the young folk who aren't playing video games that they're wasting their lives and act genuinely concerned for their futures. I mean, how are you going to thrive in life if you haven't even played through the classics yet?

I know a lot of people that don't really like playing video games, and that's fine, honestly. They're not harming others' or the environment, so it's okay.

[brainiac3397]

(10-28-2015 03:58 AM)ComradeDaryl Wrote:  

(10-23-2015 07:32 PM)|55555| Wrote:  

(10-08-2015 10:16 AM)brainiac3397 Wrote:  

(10-08-2015 08:47 AM)Cianna200 Wrote:  Me too, I used to be a video game fanatic, now I only play occasionally though barely, usually when I am bored.

Im a 21st century video game addict. Hopefully in a decade or so, all the grumpy old folk of the 20th century will die and we won't hear them bitch about how we're doing something bad when playing video games for hours and how they used to x-y-z back in the day(honestly, if they had video games "back in the day" they'd be just as addicted).

Hopefully by the time I grow old, the number of assholes who consider video games a "waste of time" and anybody who plays them "anti-social pariahs" will be dead and gone.

...and in a few decades I'll be telling the young folk who aren't playing video games that they're wasting their lives and act genuinely concerned for their futures. I mean, how are you going to thrive in life if you haven't even played through the classics yet?

I know a lot of people that don't really like playing video games, and that's fine, honestly. They're not harming others' or the environment, so it's okay.

What'll happen when they have kids and they still don't like video games?

[schoolsux]

(10-28-2015 10:42 AM)brainiac3397 Wrote:  

(10-28-2015 03:58 AM)ComradeDaryl Wrote:  

(10-23-2015 07:32 PM)|55555| Wrote:  

(10-08-2015 10:16 AM)brainiac3397 Wrote:  

(10-08-2015 08:47 AM)Cianna200 Wrote:  Me too, I used to be a video game fanatic, now I only play occasionally though barely, usually when I am bored.

Im a 21st century video game addict. Hopefully in a decade or so, all the grumpy old folk of the 20th century will die and we won't hear them bitch about how we're doing something bad when playing video games for hours and how they used to x-y-z back in the day(honestly, if they had video games "back in the day" they'd be just as addicted).

Hopefully by the time I grow old, the number of assholes who consider video games a "waste of time" and anybody who plays them "anti-social pariahs" will be dead and gone.

...and in a few decades I'll be telling the young folk who aren't playing video games that they're wasting their lives and act genuinely concerned for their futures. I mean, how are you going to thrive in life if you haven't even played through the classics yet?

I know a lot of people that don't really like playing video games, and that's fine, honestly. They're not harming others' or the environment, so it's okay.

What'll happen when they have kids and they still don't like video games?

So? It's not really a big deal.