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I think it is wiser to keep the legal right to drive even if you do not end up using it.
In an emergency, a taxi or car share ride could take a while to get to you and also might refuse your ride (if going to the hospital for an emergency, for example). Or you might find yourself in a position where someone who drove becomes unable to do so to get you or themselves home (sick, drunk, whatever) and you could help out. You also might decide to rent a car for some specific purpose at some point, such as for traveling somewhere with poor public transit or if you need a truck for hauling stuff.
I like to err on the side of preparedness.
Being able to drive could also be a requirement of some future job. (Even if it's not a core duty)
That's true and I should have thought of that. I've had two jobs which weren't driving-related but required me to drive to different locations.
thanks for the perspective. I think I will keep it. I just hate all the costs associated with driving, and I don't even drive, and have to pay this and that.
And yeah, I have been in situations where I needed to drive, like helping a buddy drive a uhaul, or when another buddy passed out, I drove him to the hospital just in case he dropped behind the wheel.
I think aspiring to a car free lifestyle is great, but there's nothing wrong with renting every once in a while. For the few times in your life that you need to move, renting a Uhaul will save you a ton of money over using a moving company. And there's a few times where renting a truck when purchasing a large appliance will save you over having things delivered.
In an emergency, you don't need a license to drive. Poor people don't really rent a car for a weekend jaunt.
Oh, I didn't know that. That's not the case here in the US, as far as I'm aware.
It's not the case in Canada either. Driving without a licence is illegal whether it's an emergency or not
Maybe don't tell the police that you don't have a license.
If there is an emergency and they only thing preventing you from preventing human harm is that you don't have a license, then fucking drive anyway. It doesn't matter if it is legal or not.
Of course I would--I was just talking about legality.
I do think that if a family member were to drop unconscious, I would drive regardless, but not having the potential legal trouble afterwards is a nice thing to have, in case the cops got involved or something.