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France has only 479 cars per 1,000 people [0]. Only 13% of Parisians commute by car. [1] Drivers are a minority of the population, whose choices cause immense
by closeparen 8y ago
France has only 479 cars per 1,000 people [0]. Only 13% of Parisians commute by car. [1]
Drivers are a minority of the population, whose choices cause immense harm to everyone else. Their getting steamrolled by national policy seems completely reasonable. Their attempt to hold the rest of the country hostage does not.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_vehicles_per_capita https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_vehicle...
[1] https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/01/the-automotive-liberation-of-paris/550718/ https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/01/the-automotiv...
- mrighele 8y agoNumber of cars per person is not a reasonable metric. In a family of four with a single working parent the driver is the minority but brings home 100% of the income. People in Paris can commute without cars because they have alternatives, unlike many people living in other parts of the country. (in other words, those who have to drive a car are those who cannot afford to live in Paris)