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So... the poor get punished again? People who can afford cars are going to continue driving them. Given the option between bicycling and driving, someone who
by ravenstine 7y ago
So... the poor get punished again?
People who can afford cars are going to continue driving them. Given the option between bicycling and driving, someone who can afford a car or already has one will likely opt to drive if public transport becomes impractical because of reduced capacity, mask wearing, etc. The poor are left to either ride "filthy" buses and trains, ride a bike, or walk.
- sokoloff 7y agoWith respect to COVID-19 transmission, it seems to me like anything that takes some potential carriers off public transportation improves the situation for the remaining passengers, whether that's privately owned cars, taxis, ride-sharing, cycling, or others deciding to walk.
- ogre_codes 7y ago> People who can afford cars are going to continue driving them. Right now businesses and residential units are required by law in most cities to provide parking, take that away and the cost of owning a car goes up quite fast. If you have to pay $500/ month to park your car, it won't just be the poor who live the car-free lifestyle, lots of people with opt out of that. In the Netherlands, almost everyone rides a bike (rich/ poor) because it's the best way to get around cities. In the US, nobody rides bikes because the infrastructure is designed for cars. In the UK and Paris (where this article is focused), they are somewhere in-between and trying to get closer to where the Netherlands is.
- doteka 7y agoIn the Netherlands, most people who don’t live in a major city center (and many who do) still own a car. Us riding bikes isn’t an either/or thing, people do both.
- stetrain 7y agoIf you take areas already served by a large amount of public transportation and replace that with cars, be prepared to sit in gridlock all day.