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These companies are very much about externalizing the cost. They externalize cost onto the public for what is free pickup/dropoff of friends/family. They exte
by kevin_b_er 7y ago
These companies are very much about externalizing the cost. They externalize cost onto the public for what is free pickup/dropoff of friends/family. They externalize the cost of maintenance and insurance onto the owners. They externalize the cost of public parking area to "store" the cars when not in use.
What you most often are looking at is corporations exploiting benefits to the public for their profit.
- sct202 7y agoThere's a guy in my city who is apparently parking 40 turos by his house and using up a lot of the street parking to do it.
- freewilly1040 7y agoThis is a flaw caused by unlimited free on street parking, a zoning flaw that needs to be fixed
- yeahitslikethat 7y agoThere should be no street parking when it removes a lane from traffic. seems an awful waste of space for one car that could be used to move vehicles.
- smt88 7y agoIn old neighborhoods like mine, most people don't have driveways. I've found that this is most common in the oldest US cities, like Philadelphia.
- AlexandrB 7y agoSo instead of regulating a multi-million dollar “startup” we should regulate everyone else instead.
- arcticbull 7y agoI guess so, yeah. Free parking is a tax on everyone, but especially the lower class. This happens because the extra space needed raises the cost of goods, of adjacent property, and so on. The poorest and those without their own cars have to pay for it too. Regardless of why we're looking into it now, it is a problem, and we should address it. [1] [1] https://www.vox.com/2014/6/27/5849280/why-free-parking-is-bad-for-everyone https://www.vox.com/2014/6/27/5849280/why-free-parking-is-ba...
- AlexandrB 7y agoThis sounds like a nightmare. Not to mention the possible safety issues as this “fleet” starts to age.
- Analemma_ 7y agoThe city ought to tow and impound all of them at once. Last time my car got towed it cost me $250 to get it back; this guy might shape up real quick if he suddenly gets a $4,000 bill to get his cars back, not to mention the time spent running around to how many different tow lots.