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Lack of transportation stopping me from meeting potential friends?

I'm curious to know what other peoples experiences have been. I currently don't have access to a car right now. My parents share a car between them and have enough arguments without me wanting to use it as well. I have to get the train to work which is expensive enough and I don't feel I can justify buying a car for my free time in addition to this. I am finding building a social life in my home town impossible. My immediate local area is just families and elderly people who prefer to keep to themselves. Two weeks ago I tried joining a "local social club for 18-30s" in the hope that by getting involved I would make friends. However when they emailed me a list of whats going on in the next year, despite being referred to as "local" about 90% you needed a car to get to them. About 50% were nearly an hours drive away. Public transport is crap in my area. There are only two good bus services that run throughout the day, neither of those were helpful. Most buses stop running in the late afternoon which is no good for going to evening socials. Does anyone else have this problem? or maybe cant drive due to medical conditions? How do you manage to go out and make friends without driving? or do you have to try and live in busy cities with more young people and public transport? If something is an hours drive away do you really think its the kind of distance you can walk? Also walking or cycling down a busy duel carriageway or motorway, in the dark just strikes me as a really stupid thing to do.

Public Comments

1. get a bike/cycle/moped. or simply walk. it healthy too.
2. You could ask your new friends for a lift. Also, dont justify buying a car in ADDITION to train expenses- if you have a car you should use it for getting to work as well- maybe let your parents borrow it too if they seem on a car shortage (they could contribute some petrol money). An hours drive is roughly 100kms. I would not walk that far for a social gathering. It would take too long. I suggest car pooling with other people- contribute to petrol and they will appreciate it and not be annoyed.