Anyone besides me boycotting BP?

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Originally Posted by waxnrope

while I agree that alternative (to oil) transportation is one solution to our over dependency on oil, some of us with disabilities have limited choices about transportation, and are not "lazy." even electric cars, with small footprints, are difficult for some as they are too small and entry/exit is difficult. and, yeah, the horse and buggy's not an option (for ME).

I was thinking in terms of public/mass transit, not in terms of smart cars and hybrids and such.

Of course I realise that you (like everybody else) are basically at the mercy of the city/town you live in when it comes to this - but I really do see taking the bus as the best option for just about everybody.

Most places I have been (even the crappy town of 30k people that I live in currently) have accessible public transit. If a town doesn't have accessible transit (I'm talking about buses that kneel, have ramps, have seats that fold back so wheelchairs can fit, q-straint systems in place, etc) the town will -get- accessible transit if enough people make enough of a fuss.

Of course it is less convenient than owning a car, but it's certainly not unmanageable. People (in urban areas) who drive are CHOOSING to drive, they are certainly not forced to do so. I haven't had a car in about 8 years and I've gotten by just fine.

(Everything I said above applies only to people living in urban and suburban areas. Of course I get that if you live in a rural area there is no public transit. )