在北京这样拥挤的城市，每天上下班高峰期都会被车堵得水泄不通。私家车是其中很重要的一部分。但是在北京，很多本身拥有私家车的人，上班下班挤公交，坐地铁，这是则呢么回事呢？

     有没有听过最近比较流行的一个词语——“撵车族”。就是指那些明明有车，却把车停放在家里不用，反而跟没车的人一样乘坐公共交通工具的人。究竟为什么让他们成为“撵车族”呢？是堵车厉害？还是油价飙升？还是有其他原因呢？我看一起看看下面的文章怎么说的吧。

Idle car owners are the car owners who rarely get behind the wheel of their vehicles because of rising petrol, insurance and registration costs. Their cars linger in parking lots or on streets the majority of the time, only being used at weekends or during holidays and vacations.

Having a car is convenient for commuting or taking recreational trips. But nowadays, some private car owners are leaving their cars in the garage, driving as infrequently as possible. Surveys show that ten percent of private car owners in Beijing have become "idle car owners."

Many factors, like traffic, economic status, and parking fees, have restricted people's driving. The deterioration of these conditions has resulted in rising driving costs. Improved public transportation is another factor leading people to drive less.