> I feel like this anti car sentiment comes from people who already don't have access to a car and have already molded their lives around public transportation

> I feel like this anti car sentiment comes from people who already don't have access to a car and have already molded their lives around public transportation and of course then it is easy to say we should get rid of cars. Are you sure you haven't been indoctrinated by the car industry that pushed you into this car dependency? It was the car industry that bought and destroyed the US street cars, that made jaywalking illegal in the US (no other country has those laws in such a strict manner) and lobbied quite hard to make cities are place for cars rather than people. If it's a war on cars, then it's just the long overdue counter offensive against cars. In all seriousness, I don't have a car (there's a car sharing in my city, but even for heavy loads I borrow a cargobike) but I also don't see the need to get rid of cars. It's just two points: Restrict the public space they take up in our cities and give people the choice to pick an alternative to the car. If you walk out the door in the morning and have options for your way to work, be it your bicycle, public transport or because you need to carry something large this morning, a car sharing vehicle, wouldn't that be a true freedom?