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Japan's solution is to forbid owning a car if you can't prove you have a parking space for it (as a rented space or you own it, choice is yours). It worked pret
by hrktb 15y ago
Japan's solution is to forbid owning a car if you can't prove you have a parking space for it (as a rented space or you own it, choice is yours).
It worked pretty well IMO, and car rental was cheap enough to cover the need to see grandma case.
BTW Paris is testing the casual car rental strategy also.
- abracat1 15y agoYes. And in Tokyo transportation is cheap. Taxis only cost 710 yen per kilometer and all trains stop 12h30 at night.
- kanwisher 15y agoTaxis are rather expensive compared to Nyc . Trains are cheap tho
- Too 15y agoIt goes even further if i'm not mistaken, you have to prove you have TWO parking spaces, one at home and one at work.
- hrktb 15y agoI didn't know, but it would be logical, yes. The fun part is, there is no strong definition of how much space you need to park a car, you have to prove you can actually park your car in the space you declare. An officer follows you to your parking place, and stands there watching your maneuvers.
- nandemo 15y agoI don't think you have to prove that. In big cities like Tokyo and Osaka, most people use public transport to commute anyway. Although it's not mandatory, in practice every company will reimburse your commuting costs if you take public transportation.