[gogeo]

I live in San Diego, a large city and never owned a car. Went to work for decades by bus. Grocery shoping, etc walking or bus and I am on forearm crutches also.

If I can do this, so can most. Use public transportation or walk.

That's a personal choice, which is of course yours to make. I suppose it would be rude of me to point out that those who pay gasoline taxes typically pick up 50-75% of the cost of your bus ride?

Oh well...

[SoCalPol]

Not a personal choice. As a ret. Legal Support Asst. with the county attys. and always have supported myself, paying rent and a car was not an option.
Rent for a 1 bdrom apt starts at $1,000+ a month.
Having had many surgeries and what Ins. doesn't pick up has been an expense over the yrs.