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Cities probably should be filled with max 56kph tiny vehicles rather than max 249kph vehicles. Space is limited and standard cars take up a lot of it.
by zip1234 6y ago
Cities probably should be filled with max 56kph tiny vehicles rather than max 249kph vehicles. Space is limited and standard cars take up a lot of it.
- Tagbert 6y agoIf we ever get to a world of on-demand, self driving vehicles, This might be one kind of vehicle that you could request. Maybe the default, unless you need a high speed or long distance ride.
- AtlasBarfed 6y agoAnd shouldn't let in the massive SUVs/Light trucks that Americans love. When I was in Nice for a couple weeks, it became very apparent that small cars fit far more vehicles on the road, and it was definitely in greater proportion that the relative size to SUVs in america. Smaller cars can drive much closer together. Something about the size, but also if there's a lot of cars around, you can see through the windshields of the car ahead of you to gauge traffic. Raised trucks seem to have poor sight lines, which is weird because people buy them to "lift up" above traffic. Also traffic circles are about 2x more efficient with European cars than SUVs. I think that has to do with the fluidity of letting in cars vs trucks with their strangely larger "personal space" on roads.
- rjsw 6y agoTraffic circles are even more efficient elsewhere, French drivers don't indicate when using them so you need to be more cautious about joining one when there are already cars on it.