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Welcome to the CarFree list. Please introduce yourself to the group by answering the questions below and then emailing them to <[email protected]> as your first post.
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Gil Gilmore; CarFree moderator

INTRODUCTORY PROFILE

1. Which of the following best describes you? Please check one.
__ I do not presently own a car though I have owned a car previously.
__ I am car-free and have never owned a car
__ I own a car but use other forms of transport frequently

2. How long have you been either car-free or used non-automotive       transport as your principle means of transportation?

3. What inspired your decision to reduce or end your reliance on the
automobile?

4. What factors have either impeded or inspired your decision to reduce your reliance on automotive transport?

5. Has your transportational choices had any discernible effect on your family and friends? 

6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being car-free and/or getting around without using a car?

7. Do you typically feel comfortable recommending car-free living to your friends and/or relatives? Why or why not?

8. Have you experienced any adverse consequences of reducing or eliminating your automotive dependency with regard to time and finances? 

9. Have there been any benefits? 

10. In an ideal world, what role should the car play in the general transportation system?

11. Do you have any other personal or general thoughts you've care to share on this topic?

12. Where do you live (city, state, country)?
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Many of these questions were derived from Katie Alvord's book "Divorce Your Car".

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