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Re:When’s a pedestrian not a pedestrian? When it’s a decal by bluGill on Monday July 24, 2017 @11:49AM (#14839451)
This future is unlikely to exist. For most people owning their car will be an advantage. If you already take public transit you might not understand this, but a lot of car owners have customized their car with other things. I'm not talking cosmetic things like paint either.

Many golfers carry their clubs. The chess guy has his chess set in the car. Shopping bags from the lunch break shopping trip - all things you live in your personal car. Sure you can carry them in, but you don't want to.

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Re:When’s a pedestrian not a pedestrian? When it’s a decal by ghaff on Monday July 24, 2017 @12:14PM (#14839688)
Furthermore, there's an assumption that sharing vehicles lowers costs.

Parking is one reason given. Maybe. But if you don't live and/or work in a dense part of a city, parking isn't a big issue. Feel free to argue that people might be better off if there were less parking but today's reality is that a lot of people don't have any parking issues on a day to day basis.

The bigger argument is around improved utilization. But the cost of owning a car is usually more about mileage than time and shared vehicles will actually have to travel more miles because they won't always be transporting a passenger. There are some age-related costs, especially in states where it snows. Yes, some people want the latest and greatest but then they have the option of leasing today.

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