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the wheelchair argument is bs, I agree. every family does not need to have a car for the small fraction of wheelchair users to get to the store. however, you a
by leetcrew 4y ago
the wheelchair argument is bs, I agree. every family does not need to have a car for the small fraction of wheelchair users to get to the store.
however, you are not going to connect with your audience when you say things like this:
> How often do you travel those 200 miles? Why can't you use a car share service for that one occasion? I'm not assuming people never travels beyond their city.
cars are not fungible. the driver's seat in my car is always in the right position for me, I'm familiar with all of its controls and weird quirks, and I don't need to reserve it. it's always ready for me in my garage at a moment's notice.
my point is: the only real advantage to your proposal is cost, and I would be willing to pay a lot more than I currently do to keep my car. it would take something more like Japan's train network for me to actually be enthusiastic about giving up my car.
- matsemann 4y agoBut that is kinda my point, with how society is right now of course people want to keep their cars. I'm not talking about banning them. I want society to move in a direction where it's easier to not own a car, so people voluntarily prefer not to have their own.