Your personal preferences are understandable, but they should not be the basis for public policy. Most households in New York do not even own a car. Using a 200

Your personal preferences are understandable, but they should not be the basis for public policy. Most households in New York do not even own a car. Using a 200 hp machine to move one 70 kg person is extremely wasteful. Not to mention the death toll (>1000 persons/year in NY) and the disproportionate amount of public property reserved for motor traffic and parking. Are you arguing that the ensuring the comfort of some car owners is the best use of public resources?