Yes, I do love bike riding. it is sort of harder here in DC but I don't have many places to go. My mother is amazed that I haven't begged her for a car yet. I mean my brother got one when he was in high school and my parents had less money back then. Well she is trying to bribe me with a car if I move home (silly them, what I really want is my own house and there is some sort of paradox involved in that). Well I would love to go car free for the next 10 years, but I'm sure something will happen before then.

I can beat most cars on the way to school and I can beat the metro bus on the way home (and that is uphill mind you). I don't think owning a car would save me any time, because then you have to work to keep up with the expenses of owning a car: the monthly payments, insurance, up keep, and GAS! I know for some folks, having a car is a necessity and driving it is a daily necessity. But doesn't that say something about our lives and the way we have designed our cities?