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Not really. People in Denmark (Copenhagen mostly) and the Netherlands cycle and take public transport because it is the easiest and most convenient option. If i
by Thlom 7y ago
Not really. People in Denmark (Copenhagen mostly) and the Netherlands cycle and take public transport because it is the easiest and most convenient option. If it was the price of car use we should see the same effect in f.ex Norway, but we don’t.
- munificent 7y agoIn Denmark, new cars are taxed at 150% of the price of the tax. You pay more in taxes than the entire price of the car.
- radicalbyte 7y agoIn The Netherlands it's 40-50% for most cars yet big cars are still seen as a status symbol. Thankfully the cycling infrastructure here is fantastic so I can almost always use my bike :)
- WalterBright 7y ago> yet The more difficult to obtain something is, the more it will be seen as a status symbol. It's always been that way.