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Re:Lime and Bird are growing rapidly by alasdair_ on Monday December 03, 2018 @06:10PM (#18594106)
>Why are cars allowed to litter the public roads and park all over the place, taking up a massive amount of space with mostly empty seats and driven around less than 10% of the time?

Because car owners pay extra in taxes, specifically to cover the additional costs to society.

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Re:Lime and Bird are growing rapidly by matchbok on Monday December 03, 2018 @06:16PM (#18594160)
The taxes are a drop in the bucket compared to the wasted space, pollution, and clutter.
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Re:Lime and Bird are growing rapidly by iso1337 on Monday December 03, 2018 @07:13PM (#18594571)
Yup, especially when any attempt to raise gas taxes is met with hostility by the voters.

We massively subsidize drivers in this country. It's a natural consequence of people voting for their own short-term self-interests.

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2015/05/debunking-the...

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Re:Lime and Bird are growing rapidly by xur17 on Monday December 03, 2018 @08:57PM (#18595241)
The taxes are a drop in the bucket compared to just the road costs alone (ignoring the other societal downsides).
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