In the movie Buck announces to his sister-in-law that he is on a five-year plan to stop smoking. His idea is to spend a final year with cigarettes, the next year with cigars, the next smoking a pipe, then chewing tobacco and finally onto nicotine gum.
Although I haven't really worked it out yet, a part of my plan to be "outside" more, drive a car less, and spend less on gas includes a 50cc scooter. There are lots of days when I cannot get motivated enough for my bicycle commute and its good to have my 2006 Yamaha BWS scooter.
Altruistic as I would like to be, I need to be realistic. Oftentimes I need a gas-powered vehicle to do what is required of me. Now, that said, perhaps I should work out a five year plan and see if I can't just ween myself and my family further away from car-dependence.
The scooter is fun, too.
Good luck with your plan. I, too, struggle with driving vs riding. I've been thinking about getting a motorcycle, but figured I could buy a nice bike for the price of a used motorcycle. But then I've got 4 bikes already, plus have a daughter in college. So, for now, I've just got plans for a new set of bike fenders.
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My wife thinks I should have gone full-motorcycle, but I like the scooter. It does put me in a weird place though; not a bicycle and not quite going the same speed as the cars are. I'm learning.
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