I tried learning to drive when I was 15 but we couldn't afford driving lessons. I took some driving lessons but I'm rather uncoordinated. I also suffer from Adult ADD so I get distracted very easily. I get around on public transportation. I used to live in Shoreline, Washington and commuted to Seattle on the bus. I now live in Bountiful, Utah and commute to Salt Lake City. The bus service here isn't as good as it was in Washington. I've traveled quite a bit--much of it car free. I've gone around some cities in Europe on the bus and the trains. I've taken my cats to the vets on the bus--and sometimes I've taken them in cabs. A year ago I took a trip to Alaska and never got into a car. I got on the bus and went to the airport and flew to Seattle. Then I took a bus to the flight museum and then a bus into town and walked to my motel. The next morning I took a bus to the airport and rode a charter to Vancouver. Then I boarded a Cruise Ship. I took a train ride in British, Columbia. At the end of the cruise I got on a bus and went to the airport and flew to Salt Lake City and then rode a bus to Bountiful. I traveled over 4,000 miles never getting into a car. There are a lot of people who drive who shouldn't be driving. At least I know that I would not be a safe driver. Usually I find my own way around. Sometimes I ask for a ride--but normally I depend on myself to get places. I've learned to use my time on busses--reading, napping, listening to music, talking to other passengers. I've found my way around a number of large cities on the bus--Vancouver, BC, Detroit, Michigan, London, England, Portland, Oregon. I am rather troubled by the lack of respect shown to pedestrians. Often crosswalks are placed miles apart. There are places where there isn't a crosswalk. Recently I got Utah ID and had to ride the bus and then walk a ways to get to the Driver's License Dept. There were not stop signs, traffic lights or cross walks. I have been places where there are no sidewalks. Also at some intersectins there are so many little side roads and it is pretty scary trying to cross. I was recently hit by a white pickup truck and when I submitted my bills to my medical insurance I was told that my auto insurance had to pay first. I explained I had no auto insurance because I don't drive. I was told the driver's auto insurance had to pay. I sought him out for three months but I am not able to find out who it is because it was a hit and run and am now appealing my medical insurance with proof that the driver who hit me (deliberately) cannot be identified. Meanwhile I have providers coming after me threatening me with collection agencies. If I drove I could have submitted it right to my auto insurance. I find there is descrimination against non-drivers.