op is probably not north american. we have really shit infrastructure here. if you live in a major city with good transit you could be fine, but probably 90% of the places you could live make it very difficult to not drive.

i bike, but i dont go more than a mile from my house. buses are awful here. when my kid is born in november i will absolutely need a car to take her to her doctors appointments etc. im not happy about it, but its the reality of not living in a major metropolitan area.