Some love it, some hate it.
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I like cruising. There’s nothing like a state highway in the US that’s popular enough to be well maintained, but not so popular that it’s crowded and in the suburbs. They whisk you past some amazing sights and pieces of Americana that are quickly fading.
As for commuting, anything more than 20 minutes one way is either hell or a trip needing some level of planning between walking to the fridge and sending man to the moon.
You see some great things cruising. What’s some of your favourite things that you’ve seen?
It sounds backwards, but I like driving because it’s a time when I can’t scroll or play games. I drive to the next town over (about an hour’s drive) 2 or 3 times most weeks. It’s a good chance for me to listen to something, or just ponder. I’ve been listening to the Bible over that drive more often lately.
Was an anxiety trigger. When I removed it from life other areas improved. Understand some do not have the luxury and am appreciative.
Hated it from the very first moment. Tried everything to make it work.
No.
It’s exhausting, and I’m not good at it.
And when I say “I’m not good as it” I don’t mean below-average. If anything, I’m an above-average driver, but the average is abysmal and most people on the road should frankly not have licenses.
I get that. Are you neurodiverse? It can be linked to some conditions like dyspraxia
I’m in the process of being evaluated for ADHD, but I definitely don’t have dyspraxia; I’m a dancer and waitress.
Well done for getting the adhd evaluation they can be hard to get. I have dyspraxia so I’m v jealous of your ability to dance.
No; I’m a shitty driver and other drivers that are problem drivers combined with my shit driving scare me.
I think I picked it up from my parents (who are both terrible drivers also). I’m sorry everyone! I’m working on it. Really I am!
It’s fine I understand haha. Are you neurodiverse? It can be linked
Yeah, I have ADHD. It is both my crime and punishment lol.
I would love it but people are assholes all the time
I love riding my motorcycle. I only drive a car on Saturday to get groceries. Beyond that, i daily a bike. I have two for different purposes. For sure, i love my harley. I have to commute about 30mins to work, so i get a bit of time everday. Just enjoy the feeling of being on 2 wheels. Even in the rain, or 110+ heat.
Wow how long have you been biking!
Rode most of my life. Was out of motorcycling for a few decades, but since moving to the SW I am riding all the time. Been here for 4-5 years now.
Nice one! What got you into it?
I like the minimalist aspect of a motorcycle. The bare minimum to travel. A seat, attached to a motor, attached to a pair of wheels.
I’ve never had a driver’s license and I never will. Expensive, polluting and boring.
Boring? How do you know if you don’t have a license
Believe it or not, I have been in a car many times in my life :)
Driving yes, quite a bit. Especially if you can get out on a racetrack. Was decades after I had left schooling before I realized all that stuff they try to teach you in physics about friction and momentum all actually have real world application for us normies. Would have learned so much more in school if I could have put 2+2 together back then, but I also can’t imagine putting 14 year olds out on a racetrack either.
And even when not racing, just the freedom of being able to hop in the car and drive to another state is just downright liberating. Bored? Well, shit, hop in the car, let’s go have an adventure! (I will admit, at my age, ‘adventure’ is code for ‘ice cream shop’, but it still makes me smile, so fuck it.)
That said, most of us only use our cards for commuting, which is the worst possible experience. It’s no wonder so many folks hate driving, their only experience with cars is the bad one. All of us just sitting in traffic wishing we didn’t have to go to work. I am seriously angry at our world for not pushing much harder for remote working. We proved it worked great during COVID, and yet here we all are back in the office.
I mostly dislike it because traffic and idiots in cars. It can be fun, but usually it’s just frustrating.
Hate it 99.9% of the time. I briefly lived somewhere where everything you would need was a 5 minute walk from home and it was incredible. My city is designed to be as inefficient as possible and to force as many people to drive as possible.
Hate driving, been doing it 30 years now, sucked the whole time. There’s nothing like a thorough train/subway system.
I like driving and I drive for fun. However, I work from home. Before covid, I certainly didn’t like driving during rush hour, that was too stressful.
Hate driving when there are other cars. So I hate driving. I didn’t mind driving when I was on the I80, cause it was big and wide and more empty but fuck getting to the I80 from here. NJ has bad drivers and I’m one of them. Gimme better transit, NJ!!!
I love some aspects of driving… I love my car and how nice it looks when it’s clean and shiny. I love feeling the acceleration and driving through twisty roads. I love being outside and feeling the sun, while seeing all the varying sights across the city. I love the freedom of going anywhere, and effortlessly carrying passengers and cargo with me.
I don’t like traffic or contributing to traffic. I HATE that we feel the need to pave over our shrinking green space for new highways. I hate the salt and pollution that comes with so many roads and cars.
