Re:After 48 hours we haven't seen any sign people are using ...
by dragonwriter on Sunday December 09, 2018 @11:12AM
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> I agree with what appears to be your premise -- that we could invent public transport devices that mitigate and perhaps mostly erase the advantage of the car.
That's not quite my premise.
Rather, it is that shared self-driving automobiles (cars through vans through buses) with centralized automated dispatch are the missing element of the mix of public transport devices that, alongside existing options, does that.
> Why are we supposed to hate cars?
Recognizing that public transport has social benefits does not require hating privately owned cars, much less cars more generally.
> It's okay to like scooters and bikes, but nothing larger until we get to a bus?
Size has nothing to do with anything (well, it has to do.with efficiency for long-distance transport.)
That's not quite my premise.
Rather, it is that shared self-driving automobiles (cars through vans through buses) with centralized automated dispatch are the missing element of the mix of public transport devices that, alongside existing options, does that.
> Why are we supposed to hate cars?
Recognizing that public transport has social benefits does not require hating privately owned cars, much less cars more generally.
> It's okay to like scooters and bikes, but nothing larger until we get to a bus?
Size has nothing to do with anything (well, it has to do.with efficiency for long-distance transport.)