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> But, they do not stop at my door, and they do not stop at where I want to go. Sometimes they stop close, sometimes a few blocks away. I think it's reasonable
by et-al 8y ago
> But, they do not stop at my door, and they do not stop at where I want to go. Sometimes they stop close, sometimes a few blocks away.
I think it's reasonable to expect a commuter to walk 4-5 blocks on either end of a ride unless they happen to be handicapped. And winter jackets, boots, and umbrellas are available for the conditions you've mentioned.
No one is saying we should ban private cars from cities. Those will be needed, but they should definitely not be the default mode of transportation for most urban dwellers.
- dmitrygr 8y ago> No one is saying we should ban private cars from cities. Many people on HN do (search for it). That's the point i was trying to counter with the original comment.
- stevejb 8y agoFrom this same thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17034959 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17034959 > God I would love it Manhattan banned Uber and all non-commercial traffic (exile all civilian traffic to the highways and parking garages alongside them) and upped the number of buses. Clean new yellow cabs too and tougher requirements to drive them (raise the fares, I don't care).
- icebraining 8y agoManhattan is not a city, it's the smallest borough of a city.
- KozmoNau7 8y ago>"No one is saying we should ban private cars from cities" I am actually saying that, at least for the city centers. Ban private cars, or charge a non-trivial congestion fee. Let commercial vehicles with a business purpose drive there, for deliveries and work, and let taxi services operate. But get rid of the space-hogging private cars.