Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Just Buy Everyone a Car

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Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Some say that when cars drive unmanned,public transit will run on-demand.But the salespeople touting this dynamic routinghave something more sinister planned...

TL;DW: The “just buy everyone a car” instead of subsidising transit argument doesn’t work. Even on the least cost efficient bus routes it doesn’t make sense. Also “demand responsive transit” is worse than fixed routes.

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This is a great take down of an idea so stupid that I didn’t realize people were pushing for it. The stupid idea being replacing fixed route public transportation with government subsidized on demand rideshare.

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