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> One major thing they fail to take into account is that people have grown accustomed to certain freedoms (like not asking permission to go somewhere, or waitin
by 908B64B197 5y ago
> One major thing they fail to take into account is that people have grown accustomed to certain freedoms (like not asking permission to go somewhere, or waiting for a bus), and a naive attempt to start solving the world's problems by curtailing other people's freedoms is a non-starter.
It's easy, people want flexibility, shorter and more comfortable commute. If you offer that, they'll ditch their cars.
I'm not certain bureaucrats can innovate to make it a reality, so instead you'll get endless committee on transportation and ever ballooning pension funds.
- noduerme 5y agoSmarter public transit would be wonderful. When I lived in Europe, I never owned a car. In the US I live in a small city with unusually good public transit that is not representative of the normal American sprawl. I only use my car when I want to get to a far away beach on a Sunday, or go visit friends outside of town. If you present people with options you will certainly find a majority of people who would love to stop making car payments, paying for gas and insurance. So long as the alternative isn't an enormous hardship that outweighs those costs, which unfortunately it is right now in most American cities that were designed for automobiles.