| October is actually a month of dieting for some | | | | around. These would be posted on a website so that |
| fifteen individuals who live in San Francisco's Bay | | | | other people can see how they are doing and how |
| Area. And their new diet? They call it the Low-Car | | | | they are living. Indeed, such is a good way to learn |
| Diet. Yes, you read that right. It's Low-Car Diet, and | | | | more about life without the wheels. |
| not Low-Carb Diet. | | | | Sure enough, most people do love having their |
| This diet fest is going to be the very first of its kind | | | | vehicles around. But what they do not actually think |
| in the mentioned place. And this whole thing has been | | | | about are all the hassles that having cars bring about. |
| organized by Flexcar. Support for the event is also | | | | The list does even include the high price of gas, he |
| given out by other transit providers and | | | | hard to find Saturn auto parts your car badly needed, |
| environmental groups as well which does include the | | | | and the difficulty to look for a parking space. Even |
| likes of Amtrak, 511 Regional Rideshare Program, Bay | | | | Dana Beard, the San Francisco general manager for |
| Area Air Quality Management District, and the San | | | | of the Low-Car Diet organizer, believe, "People talk |
| Francisco Department of the Environment. | | | | about the convenience of having their own car, but |
| On asked why such a event was organized, a | | | | they conveniently forget the hassles, such as finding |
| spokesperson from Flexcar did say that the Low-Car | | | | parking, paying tickets, being stuck in traffic and |
| Diet is actually a challenge for people. It is a way so | | | | making insurance and car payments every month. |
| as to let people see and realize that life is even | | | | Even as record numbers of people have switched to |
| easier without a car especially in areas where transits | | | | transit for their commute, far too many people still |
| are easy to use and are safe. What the fifteen | | | | believe that giving up their cars is too much of a |
| participants would be doing would not be using their | | | | sacrifice. This event and these people will show that |
| own cars for this whole month. Plus, they will be | | | | it's easier than we think to live without owning a car. |
| writing in their diaries about the experiences that | | | | I look forward to sharing their success stories and |
| they have had as a person who does not drive a car | | | | motivating thousands of others to do the same. |