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If only there was a way to get all of those people there and back home without a car. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe it is, care to explain?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Companies which rely on transporting products between different locations (like Amazon, UPS etc) will make use of emptier roads to transport more goods. More empty roads = more opportunities for operational efficiency for transportation companies

Edit which isn’t a bad thing per se, companies should get to be more efficient, but not at the expense of tax payers who don’t want to subject themselves to public transport

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think this is easily solved with increased fees on trucking, which is something we should be doing anyway since heavy vehicles are responsible for almost all of the wear and tear in the roads. Right now they don’t pay their fair share of the damage they cause.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe but such companies are also very good at lobbying so it’s not “easily fixable”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

True. Politically this would be tough but if we’re restricting private automobiles we’re already in magical Christmasland to some extent.