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The link with the actual data is long dead, but the numbers in this image seem plausible. https://twitter.com/BrentToderian/status/801641590380851200 https://t
by rtlfe 5y ago
The link with the actual data is long dead, but the numbers in this image seem plausible.
https://twitter.com/BrentToderian/status/801641590380851200 https://twitter.com/BrentToderian/status/801641590380851200
- gruez 5y agoWhat numbers? It just asserts that society pays $9.20 for every $1 you spent driving. I don't see how that alone is plausible. A quick google says the annual TCO for a car (ie. how much "driving costs you") is $9,561[1]. If that figure is correct, then each car is costing society a whopping $87,961/year. Keep in mind, the US GDP per capita is only around $60-70k/year. Yes I know each person doesn't necessarily own a car, but it seems implausible that cars are actually costing a significant fraction of the GDP. [1] https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/auto-loans/total-cost-owning-car https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/auto-loans/total-co...
- amelius 5y agoYes, if you take negative externalities into account, the GDP is actually negative :) ... :(