Whilst I empathize with the authors wishes to change cities and people to necessitate less cars, I don't want to walk with my neighbors. Much the same way I can

Whilst I empathize with the authors wishes to change cities and people to necessitate less cars, I don't want to walk with my neighbors. Much the same way I can't relate to the meatputers operating tonnes of metal powered by paleolithic compost (either by local or remote combustion), I despise those same meatputers when I encounter them on the sidewalk. But, to be less cynical about fellow human beings, a lot of my peers choose to not have a car way into their 30s. Lots of people choose to be part of car clubs, where you can share a car effectively across multiple households. I did that for a while too, but the limitations of car sharing make them too cumbersome, more on this later. I expect that there will be less privately owned cars in 10-15 years in the urban areas of the UK. However, I don't believe any of the smaller (less than 100'000 people) communities will ever be able to get out of the perils of private car ownership, as the geographical sparsity will force people to use cars. To not have a disproportionate negative impact on the lives of the people who choose not to live in big cities, instead of legislating cars out of existence, cars should be downsized, electrified and made to be more efficient - there is very little reason why most regular families should transport their own 300kg of human matter by also transporting 1500kg of metal in the process. Point being, in cities where the population density allows for all the infrastructure to lead a good quality of life, lets decrease car ownership, but let's not leave the people who live in smaller communities and rely on cars in the dust. As for car clubs, it seems the pricing model is hostile towards road-trips, yet I wouldn't ever want to rent the car for a shopping trip. I have a car mainly for the luxury to explore the country around me on my own terms. And since the car is shared, I'm disallowed from taking my dog with me.