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I lived in a city with argubly the best public transportation in the world. there were still plenty of times a taxi was needed. going somewhere when public tran
by gernb 4y ago
I lived in a city with argubly the best public transportation in the world. there were still plenty of times a taxi was needed. going somewhere when public transportation stops
is one. Another is when carrying something large. when going to something formal in bad weather, when too sick to walk, ...
- Ekaros 4y agoI don't see it reasonable to ban private cars and then allow rich people to use taxis. Everyone should be treated equally in this case. Meaning no private transport for anyone. And basically there is always the option not to go when the weather is bad or there is no public transport. Which I think would be entirely valid choice to force on everyone. Also there is ways to move large objects without any powered tools.
- parkingrift 4y agoYou won’t need to worry about rich people taking a taxi. Because they’ll all have moved out.
- lemmiwinks 4y agoEveryone knows that Manhattan and London's City are wretched hives of scum and villainy, of course.
- yosito 4y agoThe rich are always going to have advantages over the poor. The point of banning cars isn't to punish the rich or to make everyone equal. The point of banning cars is to reduce the traffic and pollution on the street and make the city more livable and healthy.