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That’s what rentals are for. Yeah, there’s always going to be a need for low volume cargo transport and emergency response, but ultimately building cities so 90% of trips can be easily and comfortably accomplished via mass transit should be the goal. Nobody is suggesting transit can replace all cars.
The image in the post is of a yogi of some sort stating that electric cars are here to save the car industry first, and my impression of it is that it's suggesting that exploring the idea of electric cars is unwise.
And hell yeah, efficient transit and walkable cities are the goal. But while we're working on that goal, we should also focus on electrifying cars! Tackle the crisis in multiple ways. Because there's no way we're gonna stop using cars overnight, and if we can make cars more environmentally friendly while we taper off of them, that's a win.
If a solution involves lining a billionaire's pockets, he's unlikely to offer you an alternative.
Electric cars are palatable for most of us because it just involves a straight swap. No lifestyle changes needed. It's a much easier sell than lugging all your shopping home on the bus.
Cars haven't existed forever and we managed to build places around them. There's no reason we can't start building everything new around other modes of transport.
I live in Switzerland, and none of the problems you mention in the next few paragraphs exist here. I mean frequency of public transport isn't as good out of the cities, but I can get a bus or train to pretty much anywhere a car can get to, and some places they can't. The buses are nice and work well, they have priority in the city so they don't get stuck in traffic. I can get train, tram, bus, or bike to the airport no problem and if I need something bigger than I can carry I'll just get it delivered. Yes Switzerland is rich but there's a lot of money to be saved if it wasn't being spent on cars, car infrastructure, and all of the externalities of driving. It's also small, but our trains don't go particularly quickly.
Even then, the vast majority of people in developed countries (and the majority worldwide) live in urban areas. If the people living in podunk towns need to drive, power to them. Focusing on urban areas will have a bigger impact.
And the alternative is being rich enough to afford a house in the suburbs AND a car for every member of the family? Walkable doesn't have to mean the city centre, and it's much easier to achieve if you don't have to kowtow to a bunch of suburbanites who want to drive their SUVs through your neighbourhood.
Please read my entire comment, I addressed this already.
The vast majority of people in developed countries live in urban areas, so for the vast majority of people that drive, this isn't an issue. It is the rich suburbanites who are driving into cities.
Actual poor people are the ones who benefit the most from better infrastructure. Public transport is a lifeline for the homeless, and access to it is the biggest factor in whether they will be able to escape homelessness. Owning a car is really expensive, and The burdens of vehicle dependency fall disproportionately on marginalized people, especially those who are low-income and those who are Black.
More headaches than wet bulb temperature?
Yes, bc no headache when you're dead.
I was thinking as your brain fries it might hurt, but you're right! It won't hurt for long.
Well said.
Fun how we had zero fucking problem doing it to every city in the country for cars. 🤷
EDIT: lol so the !fuckcars on lemmy.world is just pro car drama addicts, got it.
My brother in Christ we haven't BEEN HERE for multiple centuries. Fun watching people give zero fucks that their defense of the status quo doesn't make a damn lick of sense or even adhere to basic knowledge of reality.
OOOOHHHHHHHHH You're comparing apples to turnpikes and claiming it a win. Gotcha. Have fun mate.