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VIDEO: Weho Without Wheels

Find out what it's like to take mass transit around West Hollywood. Can you actually get around with relative ease?

When you think of the LA area, probably your first thought is cars, then traffic, and lots of it. But what if you didn't have a car? Would you be able to survive and even thrive?

In these times of high gas prices, shrinking carbon footprints, and an overall ecotourism awareness, many are opting to either leave their car home on the weekend or get rid of it altogether.

Enter Dominic Ybarro, longtime West Hollywood resident, who has been without wheels for almost a decade and loves it.

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My latest adventure is a bus ride to the 99 Cent Only Store (that's a whole other adventure!) with my "Mass Transit Connoisseur" Dominic. Ride along with us as he gives tips, bus info and even bus attire input.

Have you taken mass transit lately? Have you chosen to do without your car even for a day?

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As Dominic says, "It simplifies your life," something so many of us long to do.

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