Re:Europe is edging towards making post-car cities a reality
by treden on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @08:19AM
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In 100 years, we'll still be rich enough to afford cars, just they will be electric and self-driving. People only take public transportation because there's no parking, it's faster and/or cheaper, or they can get other stuff done while on it. All these being equal, people will choose cars.
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Re:Europe is edging towards making post-car cities a reality
by puranjay on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @10:38AM
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> People only take public transportation because there's no parking, it's faster and/or cheaper
You're kind of neglecting the advertising-led pressure to own a car. Car companies spend literally billions of dollars convincing you that cars are cool, and that they somehow indicate your status.