About 18% are fully ready to ditch their vehicles, and another 40% are peeking over the fence at a world with fewer oil changes and fewer fights over parking. The takeaway is not that everyone wants to sell their pickup tomorrow, but that the appetite for alternatives has survived a hundred years of asphalt propaganda. For Montana, where distances are long and trucks are practically family members, this matters more than it might first appear. In short, fewer Montanans may be dreaming of life without wheels—but many are clearly interested in not needing them for every single errand. And if policymakers give people a taste of life beyond the windshield, the study suggests they may discover something shocking: freedom can exist without a car payment, and it doesn’t even require premium fuel.