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I moved here in July last year, not knowing how to drive. That has since changed.
Lol. I moved here saying 'I definitely don't need a car'. A week later, I owned a car.
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Yeah - people warned me that I would need a car, and whilst it is possible to be selective in where you live and not have one (two immediate examples - I did it in LF / SL for 9 months, and a friend in Venice has done it for over a year), but the moment I got one my world expanded hugely - not only with weekend trips, but with more local things like hikes in the San Gabriels, going to Topanga / Zuma / Malibu (all with or without a bike). I still walk to a lot of places, use metro bikes locally (very underrated), and bus and metro, but as a general rule of thumb, this takes 2 to 2.5 times the amount of time the car would, and you often might need to throw an Uber in to complete some part of the journey.
girondin
I moved here in July last year, not knowing how to drive. That has since changed. Feel free to PM if you have questions / want to chat. I also live in Silver Lake, which I describe to Londoners as “effectively Broadway Market in LA”.
Oh, and the road riding here is truly world class!