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> In conclusion, cars aren't necessary in cities but are awful for the residents, even for those who choose to never touch a vehicle. Disagree, for many they a

• turbinerneiter 7y ago
  I think cars have pretty much shaped our world in a way where they became a necessary "evil". Simplified thought: the local grocery dies because everyone can easily drive 10km to the supermegamarket, which makes driving there the only choice. It would be interesting to see how our world would have evolved without cars. There sure would be a lot missing, but also a lot of things simply done in a different way. Maybe this kind of SF already exists? Cyclepunk anyone?
• helen___keller 7y ago
  > for many they are a necessary evil Don't get me wrong, on an individual level I strongly agree that cars are necessary for probably 90%+ of the united states for a reasonable standard of living. That's kind of the issue: we've built a spread out, suburbanized environment where the only people who can live without a car, are the people who live really close to the downtown part of the city. These people, in an ironic twist, have to breath the fumes and hear the sounds of the hundreds of thousands of cars belonging to those outside city center who drive through every day. My argument is just that it doesn't have to be that way.