&gt;I can understand never owning a car, but never learning to drive feels a bit like never learning to swim.<p>I&#x27;ve never been a particular car person and the cars I&#x27;ve bought have tended toward the nice but practical. To never learn to drive though strikes me as just incredibly limiting.<p>I&#x27;ve almost always needed a car to get to my company&#x27;s office on a day-to-day basis and even when I&#x27;ve worked downtown, I&#x27;ve pretty much needed a car for visiting customers, job sites, or while traveling. Even if some scenarios could have sometimes been handled without the need to personally drive, I would never have wanted to be &quot;that guy who needs always needs some special accommodation because he never learned to drive.&quot;<p>Furthermore, I&#x27;ve gone on many many vacations that depended upon my ability to drive a car. Sure, I could just not do those things and attach myself to a group or avoid locations not accessible by other means but it all seems so limiting to me.<p>Whether you actually buy a vehicle depends on a lot of factors and, especially with the newer short-term rental options, one may be able to avoid purchasing one in borderline cases.