I live in an ideal part of the suburbs. I’m close to my work, school, the swimming pool, the grocery store, etc.,. In many instances, the scooter is more consistently faster than driving and finding parking.

Commute times (door to door):

       : Work   : School : Grocery : Swimming Pool            
Walk   : 40 min : 15 min : 25 min  : 15 min 
Bike   : 15-20  : 5-10   : 15 min  : 5 min 
Scooter: 10-15  : 5 min  : 10 min  : 3 min
Car    : 5-10   : 5-10   : 5-10    : 5 min

My problem is, I really need to make changes in life, like go to the swimming pool more often even in winter; get a better job which will be farther away. I think I’m putting these off because I don’t want to drive.

All of these will be easier if I just embrace driving my car more. I can take groceries more easily. I can carry more swim equipment and I won’t get so cold coming home from the pool. But I don’t like driving because I feel like I’m a greater danger to myself and others, even though I’m a pretty careful driver.

Do any of you face similar challenges; do you just drive when it makes the most sense to drive?

  • Omgpwnies@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    Depending on where you are, a valid driver’s license is usually the simplest and most accepted form of ID, which goes beyond just driving. If you need to rent tools, check out a hotel room, buy alcohol, etc. then having a driver’s license for ID makes things much easier. Driver’s licenses are usually more recognized abroad as well for ID purposes.

    • futatorius@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      7 hours ago

      Except for the US, passports are accepted pretty much everywhere.

      And when I had a New Mexico driver’s license, you wouldn’t believe the number of ignoramuses who thought it was foreign ID.

    • pedz@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      I have a health card with my picture and it’s official ID where I live. I can buy alcohol, cannabis (legal here), rent bikes, whatever. I can even vote without a driver’s license, imagine that!

      And for everything else, I have a passport. I have been in multiple countries, booked hotels, bought booze, et al., without the need of a driver’s license.

      Would it sometimes have saved me trouble with stubborn people thinking it’s the only valid form of ID? Yes. But they’re in the wrong.

      I will gladly insist that my health card is a valid ID where I live, and use my passport elsewhere.