I feel like women have this thing where they assume that men are always in the wrong , even if all available evidence suggests otherwise . But that ' s just me . <| sep |> Falling foul of the examplesdefinition distinction . Rookie mistake . <| sep |> I live in Los Angeles and don ' t own a car . I did it as a living experiment . Cars are heavily charged for gasoline , insurance , maintenance , and car payments themselves . I got a bicycle 2 months before I went completely off and by the time I was ready to try , my legs were used to the extra effort . The subway system here is not considered the best but I decided it ' s better than having a vehicle . For me to get somewhere 5 miles away by car with traffic , it takes 40 minutes . By transit it takes 1 hour 20 minutes but I am now sitting down , reading my Kindle . So I ' m not losing time in transit , I ' m gaining more free time to read .