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The point is not about eliminating cars. Cars are, and will continue to remain, an important form of transportation, especially in rural or remote areas. Public transit and alternative forms of transportation such as bikes, are about 1. Reducing traffic, less people driving means less traffic for those that need to drive. 2. Improving safety within cities and suburbs, a car is far more dangerous than a bike or public transit 3. Reducing the cost of infrastructure maintenance, cars are heavy, especially EVs, a reduction in the number of cars on the road would lead to massive savings in the cost of maintaining our roads. 4. Removing the car burden, cars are a expensive depreciating asset, and for low-income folks they are a massive tax just to be able to travel to work. So folks who don't want to, or don't have the means to own a car, they should be able to travel without paying a huge time penalty. 5. Health benefits, less cars on the road means people who prefer to walk, bike can do so safely and gain some health benefits. 6. Cars are noisy, noise pollution is linked to bad health outcomes, less cars = less noise on public areas. |