News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on New York City will charge drivers going downtown. Other cities may be next. Parent comment

Re:New York City will charge drivers going downtown. Other c... by nayuki on Sunday June 11, 2023 @03:24AM (#36279063)
And individual people driving themselves is not a waste of human potential?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:New York City will charge drivers going downtown. Other c... by cyberax on Sunday June 11, 2023 @01:46PM (#36283650)
Nope. Because cars _save_ _time_.

Car commutes are shorter than transit commutes in well-designed cities.

But even otherwise, you don't need a dedicated full-time driver.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:New York City will charge drivers going downtown. Other c... by zip1234 on Sunday June 11, 2023 @05:26PM (#36285876)
What do you consider to be a well designed city?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:New York City will charge drivers going downtown. Other c... by rfrec0n on Friday June 16, 2023 @05:21PM (#36364072)
> cars _save_ _time_ Cars only save time if there aren't very many of them. Look at Northern Virginia, at 3 A.M you can drive 10 miles in 10 minutes because the roads are direct and have high speed limits, but that same drive would take close to an hour during the day.
[ Parent | on HN ]