Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, approved unanimously

Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by dagw on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @08:12AM (#21269508)

What's so categorically terrible about this? If it's cold you wear warmer clothes, if it's icy you put on studded tires. The point is if you actually wanted to get rid of cars in city centers it would be absolutely doable.

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Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by deadbunny on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @08:55AM (#21269815)

Go cycle around a city, load/unload heavy things for 8 hours in the pissing rain and come back with how it's not terrible.

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Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by triceratops on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @11:52AM (#21271736)

They don't have to have an 8 hour shift. What about a 6 hour shift with breaks?

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Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by chrischen on Friday October 18, 2019 @08:49AM (#21290921)

So you are telling them to be less productive and/or take less pay?

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Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by triceratops on Friday October 18, 2019 @01:23PM (#21293245)

Seems like if it's that physically taxing they might make slightly more hourly to have the same pay overall. Yes, costs of delivery would go up.

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Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by icebraining on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @12:18PM (#21272092)

You can't unload a truck to a corner shop from inside the cab anyway.

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Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by deadbunny on Thursday October 17, 2019 @09:04AM (#21281561)

But you do get back in the nice heated/cooled rain free cab between drop offs to shelter yourself from the elements.

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