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Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by the_gastropod on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @01:29PM (#20404224)
You're ignoring the other side of the equation: the convenience of also being able to get food, medical care, entertainment, mail, etc. It's affordable and possible to live in suburban / rural locations because the automobile made it easy. Otherwise, these people would need to be significantly more self-reliant.
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Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by ThomPete on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @02:08PM (#20404640)
Yes agree. That's the whole point.

The car took over because the car was the optimal vehicle compared to the alternatives not because of some law which is easy to show since it's the same in other countries like Denmark where the opposite was the case and yet cars are still hugely popular.

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