Car-sharing catching on with Bay Area drivers. Firms provide autos for those who don’t want hassle of ownership

For economic and environmental reasons, Tara Hunt wants to avoid buying a car, but sometimes she needs to drive from San Francisco across the Bay Bridge to Ikea or Home Depot. Keith Kamisugi finds it a hassle to own a car in San Francisco — especially trying to find a parking place near his home — but he has to drive to business meetings and on occasional errands.

For Hunt and Kamisugi — and thousands of other Bay Area residents — car-sharing is the answer to that dilemma.

Michael Cabanatuan, Chronicle Staff Writer

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