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Re:NYC Congestion Pricing by diebeforei485 on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @02:07AM (#42620096)
San Francisco currently has ~54% of its eligible population having cars registered to them. There are a lot of one-car families as well as e-bike families who don't want a car.

If that increased to 100%, you wouldn't be able to park anywhere without paying a lot, and getting anywhere would be super slow.

It might make sense on a per-individual or per-trip basis to say that you prefer using a car, but if everyone makes that choice (old used cars are fairly cheap), it's a problem.

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Re:NYC Congestion Pricing by nayuki on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @02:57PM (#42626670)
> It might make sense on a per-individual or per-trip basis to say that you prefer using a car, but if everyone makes that choice (old used cars are fairly cheap), it's a problem.

A classic case of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma .

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