Good reasons and practical advice for ways to reduce and perhaps even eliminate your automobile use. You can do it!

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Product Description

Imagine living where every child can walk or cycle to school in safety, where local businesses thrive and where a car is not essential to enjoy life. Picture how different your neighborhood would be with fewer moving cars. Think how much better your life might be if you were in a car less often.

Cutting down on the time you spend in cars will save you money, benefit your health and improve everyone's quality of life. Cutting Your Car Use is a practical guide for people who want to reduce their car dependency by making simple changes to their travel habits, or by sharing or giving up their car. It helps readers to:

• Understand the real cost of car use
• Evaluate alternatives to personal car ownership
• Plan trips using a mix of transportation modes

Originally released in the UK where it has sold over 60,000 copies, this edition is specially rewritten for North America. It contains a special section on talking with employers about travel alternatives, and a helpful directory of further resources.

Randall Ghent is car-free by choice. A past editor of Auto-Free Times, he co-directs World Carfree Network's international coordination center in Prague, has edited two other books for Car Busters Press and is a co-editor of Car Busters magazine. Anna Semlyen is a traffic reduction consultant in the UK who rides a folding bicycle with basket or trailer, ride shares, takes taxis and sometimes hires a car.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #434099 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-17
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Randall Ghent is car-free by choice. A past editor of Auto-Free Times, he co-directs World Carfree Network's international coordination center in Prague, has edited two other books for Carbusters Press and is a co-editor of Carbusters magazine. Anna Semlyen is car-free by choice. She rides a folding bicycle with basket or trailer, carpools, takes taxis and sometimes rents a car. A Traffic Reduction consultant in the UK, she has written for several magazines on the topic.

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Customer Reviews

There's alot of Info packed in about 110 pages
If you have ever considered getting rid of your car or cutting back on your car usage, this is one of several books that I'd recommend taking a look at. It's easy to read and comes with a wealth of info and statistics that will make you think twice about driving, and more importantly give you alternatives to driving. The author talks about how when you consider all the costs owning a car-car payments, gas, insurance, repairs, licenses, time stuck in traffic, you only move about 15 miles an hour, whereas a cyclist can go about 12 miles an hour. Really makes you think, how badly do I need to drive.

Many pictures and really good list of websites and organizations that can help you on your way to living a more car free lifestyle at the end of the book. For me, I live a carlite lifestyle, often traveling by bike with my Down Low Glow lighting the way for my night rides home. Down Low Glow Lighting Kit - Two Tubes -Ice(blue)Down Low Glow Lighting Kit - Single Tube - Envy(green)How to Live Well Without Owning a Car: Save Money, Breathe Easier, and Get More Mileage Out of LifeCarfree Cities

Light, humorous approach to a serious topic
"Cutting Your Car Use" was a funny, educational, and quick read. If you have ever thought about driving less to save money, get some exercise, reduce stress, improve air quality, or fight global warming, this is the book for you! The many cartoons will make you smile and the profiles of ordinary folk around the country who have ditched their cars to take up biking or the bus are inspiring. The first few chapters will convince you of why to cut your car use, and the rest of the book explains how to do it.