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These will always be needed. Public transport can be great but still not be ideal for getting to a friends house in the rain on a weekend. These offer a much sa
by canofbars 6y ago
These will always be needed. Public transport can be great but still not be ideal for getting to a friends house in the rain on a weekend. These offer a much safer alternative to cars.
- blfr 6y agoPublic transport and an umbrella should comfortably get you to a friend's house on a weekend in rain. What's the point of living in a city otherwise.
- ImprobableTruth 6y agoI don't know what fabulous public transport you have where you live, but in the (German) city I live in, a 10 minute car ride to my friend (7 km) turns into a 40 minute odyssey using public transportation because it involves changing the bus and you'll spend almost half that time waiting/walking. It's already not comfortable on a normal day and an umbrella doesn't isolate you completely from rain.
- ant6n 6y agoThese are cars.
- qayxc 6y agoTechnically they aren't. Under EU regulation these count as light vehicles (class L; Mopeds, Motorcycles, Motor Tricycles and Quadricycles - L6 to be specific), not cars. You need a class-B driving licence to operate cars (i.e. age 17+), but these vehicles can be operated with a class AM license (i.e. age 14+).
- ant6n 6y agoYes technically they aren’t cars. But really, they are cars.
- helsinkiandrew 6y agoI guess those are the cases where self driving vehicles of some sort would be great - it doesn't have to be the full point to point expensive vision driven systems. Even slow moving driverless buses/trams on slightly larger roads following invisible tracks in the street that could be hailed/stopped from anywhere, would work (together with an app that tells you when one will appear).