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I agree that this will be the case, I thought you were arguing that private car ownership will virtually disappear. We are already in the situation you describe
by dsnuh 8y ago
I agree that this will be the case, I thought you were arguing that private car ownership will virtually disappear. We are already in the situation you described. Sure, maybe use of public transportation and Uber type services will go up some, but I can't see anyone who has a private car in their driveway using Uber or public transit in anything other than unusual circumstances (need to go to airport, need a designated driver, you are on vacation it business travel, the car is in the shop with no loaner, etc), just like the majority of people I know do today. Admittedly, I don't live in a city center, but unless housing prices decrease substantially, I don't see the influx to dense metropolitan areas necessary for the kind of mass transit you're envisioning.
- stretchwithme 8y agoEventually, it will happen. Teenagers will be able to cheaply go anywhere they want without learning how to drive. When they get their first apartment and the one without a garage or parking spot is several hundred dollars cheaper, they'll probably not bother getting a car. Sure, many people are set in their ways. In the long run, that doesn't matter.