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The interviewed protesters sound a little whacky. Maybe the cars are doing surveillance with the police, but that idea seems far fetched and unrealistic. Maybe I’m wrong.
I agree with more public transportation, bikes, and so forth, but I also agree with self driving cars. I dream of a future in which all cars are driven automatically without human drivers. Humans are very fallible and we all know, in almost every city, how many shitty drivers there are. Autonomous vehicles could fix this.
Cars are incredibly inefficient at transporting people though, like you need a massive highway to transport the amount of people a train can transport, not to mention how much higher maintenance roads are compared to train tracks.
FTFY
I'd love a legit train system to take me to locations across the state or country. But for running errands or local, day-to-day tasks, trains aren't the answer.
Of course! For running errands and local, day-to-day tasks the bicycle is of course the best vehicle :)
When it isn't icy, rainy, or too hot, or you need to transport cargo, or need to be presentable when you arrive, or aren't healthy enough...
Wow, that's a lot of caveats. I still end up biking a decent chunk, and travel with public transport a bit as well (thanks to student rebates), but my car is a frequently used necessity.
Exactly, even if people wanted to not everyone can afford to arrive all sweaty or wet carrying a giant backpack.
Assuming you live in a bike-friendly area. Bad biking infrastructure means you're basically risking your life every time you go out on one.
Good luck
I mean, a car wouldn't help in that situation either, so..
Good luck getting through that with any vehicle lol
I have taken the tram for whatever I need short distance so far, it's also free and goes from like behind my apartment to pretty much anywhere I would wanna go, including work. If I wanna visit my parents then yea, I take the train but I haven't needed a car in years.