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The Co-operative Driver
The ins and outs of vehicle sharing with car2go
BY TRACY HYATT
aT SOMe POINT in the next
year or so, Stephen Magusiak
wants to move to downtown
Calgary from the suburbs. His
must-haves are cheap rent, a
quiet street and close proximity
to work. Top of the list, how-
ever, he wants an apartment
that's within the home zone of
car2go, Calgary's most popular
car-sharing service. And he's not
willing to compromise.
"I don't want a totally vehicle-
dependent lifestyle. My inten-
tion is to not rely solely on car
ownership, which is tough to do
in Calgary," says the 30-year-old
Magusiak, who currently uses
car2go weekly, even though he
owns a car. "It's basically another
useful transportation option that
makes it easier to live in Calgary."
Car co-ops are gaining traction
for other reasons, too. Munici-
palities like them because they
off er a possible solution to a
Let AMA explain
the
ABCs of SEF 27 –
extra coverage for rented
vehicles and car shares.
1-800-615-5897;
AMAInsurance.ca/Auto
(above) Car-sharing service
car2go hit Calgary streets in
2012; (right) a car2go member
swipes her membership card
across the vehicle's card
reader to start a trip.
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