Hermina Joldersma sold her car and became a Yellowknife Car Share Co-op member last year. She thinks that others are also prepared to shift their thinking, especially when they consider ways to reduce their carbon footprint.
“It’s a question of convenience.” Hermina recently told Cabin Radio she has traded one inconvenience for several that she no longer has to deal with.
“Having a car standing outside your door for you to use at any time may sound like what you want.
“But you don’t think: I’ve got to take it to the shop. Now it won’t start. I’ve got to get it serviced. I have to update my registration and insurance.
“To me, those are inconveniences, but they’re the ones we’re used to. Whereas booking and walking to the car share, that’s an inconvenience that you’re not used to, even though in my case it is minor”
“But when you make that switch in your mind, you say: I like this kind of inconvenience better than that kind of inconvenience, because of the other conveniences it gives me.”
One of Hermina’s favourite things about the Car Share’s 2016 Chevy Spark is that it’s a peppy vehicle with lots of get up and go. It also never needs gas.
In an increasingly environmentally conscious world are you open to the savings and convenience of car sharing?
