I have spent the majority of my adult life owning and driving a vehicle. Four of those years I have been without, including the past year. I can tell you I would much rather be without as long as there is a suitable public transportation system or biking is an option.

Owning a vehicle can be stressful for these reasons

The high financial cost

Paying for a vehicle, insurance, maintenance, gasoline, parking, tickets, and the list goes on.

The cost of time

Taking your car for maintenance, finding parking spaces, waiting in traffic jams, dealing with renewing your license, registration, insurance, etc.

The stress of driving

Driving in heavy traffic, in bad weather, or with lots of pedestrians around is stressful. You can’t control how others drive, and all drivers know how stressful that can be.