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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by hammock on Monday March 20, 2023 @10:48AM (#35232292)
>it's a remarkable statistic

If you consider levying a $20-30/day tax to every driver,[1] plus another $12/day if your car is too old,[2] plus $200-600/year to park on public roads,[3] causing people to stop driving as remarkable, then sure.

Edit: why the downvotes?

[1]https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10279911/Sadiq-Khan... [2]https://www.carthrottle.com/post/youll-now-be-charged-extra-... [3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Excise_Duty

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by Ar-Curunir on Monday March 20, 2023 @11:23AM (#35232876)
All that sounds wonderful actually. Cities are for people, not cars.
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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by hammock on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:19PM (#35233883)
My Venmo is @hammock-69420 if you want to be the change you want to see in the world.
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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by Symbiote on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:13PM (#35234917)
VED is to drive on public roads.

Parking is about £7/hour during work times, although it would be optimistic to expect to find an on-street spot every day. The maximum time is 4 hours anyway.

Apart from the mistake, you are probably downvoted for posting a hysterical Daily Mail article. Note the "up to".

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by tim333 on Monday March 20, 2023 @04:39PM (#35238346)
The stuff you mention isn't that relevant - I speak as a car owner in central London. (I don't pay [1] and [2] and everyone has to pay [3]). Parking is the real problem.

Also driving in central London rush hour is kind of tedious - I prefer rail etc.

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