And the answer, of course, is no;
there are better options even if not considering using public transport.
When
owning a car, you have a bunch of duties, responsibilities, and costs (see the table above). You have to manage car financing and insurance, service and
repair, maintenance and cleaning, garage and parking, etc. Shared
mobility services like car share, car
rental, city car schemes, and taxi ride-share are the viable
options which allow you to avoid car ownership.
Shared mobility also significantly decreases the number of
cars on road and cuts GHG emissions from the transport sector.
According
to SFMCON
(Denmark), 70% of households in
the municipality of Copenhagen live without car ownership. They are relying on
shared mobility services plus their own bicycles - there are 4.3 times as many
bicycles than cars owned by the citizens of Copenhagen.
