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Japan makes car ownership ridiculously expensive and inconvenient. People spend an average of 100,000 yen on a car per month, that’s a third of the average mont
by amrocha 2y ago
Japan makes car ownership ridiculously expensive and inconvenient. People spend an average of 100,000 yen on a car per month, that’s a third of the average monthly income.
Speed limits are low across the board, and there’s tons of traffic calming such that a trip by car is often slower than by train or bike.
Yes, Tokyo has the best public transport in the world, but people would still choose cars if they were faster and cheaper.
- ekianjo 2y ago> Yes, Tokyo has the best public transport in the world, but people would still choose cars if they were faster and cheaper. thats the point, cars would not be faster and cheaper to move around in Tokyo.
- amrocha 2y agoThat’s a deliberate choice to slow down cars though. For example, Seoul has great public transport but high speed limits and traffic light patterns make it so that cars are twice as fast as trains. Of course, that pollutes the city and kills people, not to mention increase congestion. Tokyo intentionally makes cars slow.