But you're 'less' of a nuisance than if you can't drive at all.But that still doesn't solve the problem of being "a nuisance" and putting people out by needing to borrow the car.
But you're 'less' of a nuisance than if you can't drive at all.
I'd contend you're more of a nuisance. Borrowing a car is a quick way to an argument.
If you cant drive, you get a taxi. They aren't difficult to organise.
It depends on the situation. I would prefer, for instance, if my sister could share the driving when we go en famille somewhere. Or if I could call her and say 'mum needs to be brought to the hospital on Tues morning. I can't get off work. Could you take my car and bring her up. Otherwise she'll have to fork out for a taxi' or whatever. In my view, even if you can't afford to run a car, being able to drive can still be helpful on occasion.
There are a lot of things that can be helpful on occasion. It doesn't mean people who can't do certain things are a nuisance. People should learn to drive as it is a good life skill to have but I wouldn't call people lazy or a nuisance just because they don't have that particular skill. There are plenty of people who can't cook an omlette. There are people who don't know how to use computers. There are people who don't have mobile telephones. There are people who don't know how to do any sort of DIY. Are all these people a nuisance as well?
I would definitely contend that people who refuse to learn how to use a computer or a mobile phone can make life inconvenient for other people. And I certainly think people who expect to be constantly given lifts, or for other family members to do all the driving around while they sit back, or for arrangements to constantly revolve around their lack of ability to drive impact on other people.
Out of interest, why did you throw in making an omelette??
They sure are pests. Especially those that work near you and expect a lift every day. It puts people out. Every time you need a day off, need to start earlier or later, need to do something after work the other person has to be told. It becomes a burden.
I do think it's a really important life skill, particularly here in Ireland. I lived in London for years happily without a car, but after moving here it was clear I couldn't be independent without learning to drive and having a car.
There are a lot of things that can be helpful on occasion. It doesn't mean people who can't do certain things are a nuisance. People should learn to drive as it is a good life skill to have but I wouldn't call people lazy or a nuisance just because they don't have that particular skill. There are plenty of people who can't cook an omlette. There are people who don't know how to use computers. There are people who don't have mobile telephones. There are people who don't know how to do any sort of DIY. Are all these people a nuisance as well?
Car ownership should not be encouraged.
Outside Ghent uni you will see thousands of bikes parked, in UCD or NUI Galway one of the complaints from students is lack of car parking!!
Society should actively encourage public transport.
We have a distant-ish relative who is always ringing looking for a lift to all kinds of family gatherings and functions (even the ones we don't plan to attend) and then moans about how difficult it is to get back home or what a drag it is to leave early when we say that we are leaving early-ish to either relieve our baby sitter or put a young child to bed.
I don't begrudge them this but it starts getting rather annoying when you think of all the time and all the expensive petrol you used to ferry them around (so they wouldn't be waiting for a bus in the rain / miss the train / get to their next meeting on time / ...) only to have your car door slammed so hard that you worry about the future integrity of the hinges and not a single offer of as much as a fiver towards the petrol. I have to add that if it was offered, I'd refuse it but it's the principle, rather than money.
tbh I tend to think of it in emergency situations and how useful or useless a person will be.
It doesnt matter if a person has a car or insurance, in a life or death situation in a remote place Id prefer to be with someone who can drive my car to get me to assistance. Being with someone who flaps their hands at their own uselessness doesnt help when Im dying by the roadside.
I married the one who can't cook an omlette, put a wash on or iron (all good to have life skills) and refuses to do any DIY.
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