4 ms·
I don't know where you live, but in most countries those do not cover the full cost of car ownership (don't forget to include the externalities of carbon emissi
by esoterica 7y ago
I don't know where you live, but in most countries those do not cover the full cost of car ownership (don't forget to include the externalities of carbon emissions and noise/particulate pollution).
- atemerev 7y agoSwitzerland. My car is regularly checked for compliance for low emissions standards. Tram line near my house produces much more noise pollution compared to cars.
- esoterica 7y agoIf those emissions standards are so rigorous why is climate change still happening? > Tram line near my house produces much more noise pollution compared to cars. Now divide by the number of passengers and try again.
- atemerev 7y ago> If those emissions standards are so rigorous why is climate change still happening? Mostly because of the Chinese industry. Also coal and gas electricity generation. Nuclear power is the solution. > Now divide by the number of passengers and try again. Doesn't work like that. You can't divide noise. There's a threshold level.
- esoterica 7y agoDo you think 1 car generates the same amount of noise as 100 cars? 1 tram is not a replacement for 1 car.
- self_awareness 7y agoIt's because there are other sources of pollution far worse than cars. For example cargo ships: https://newatlas.com/shipping-pollution/11526/ https://newatlas.com/shipping-pollution/11526/