This week, Disability Rights Montana is asking Montanans to park their cars, put down their keys, and experience life for those who cannot drive.
“People who can drive are able to leave their homes, get where they need to go and leave when they want to leave. Non-drivers don’t have most of those conveniences. They’re typically going to be on someone else’s schedule. They’re spending social capital to ask for favors or spending their actual capital – money – for Uber or public transportation if it’s not free to them,” said Kona Franks-Ongoy, director of communications for Disability Rights Montana.
Allie Kaiser MTN News Disability Rights Montana says the “Week Without Driving” challenge will give participants “a deeper understanding of the importance of accessible and inclusive transportation options.”
People do not drive for various reasons, including illness, age, or disability.
Allie Kaiser MTN News Franks-Ongoy said, “I think that awareness campaigns like this can get easily green-washed and to say it’s about people who don’t like cars. The reality is we are just trying to get people to move at a pace together as opposed to moving at an individual pace.”…