| > Most cars can fit 5 people So you agree that most cars are far larger and heavier than required? First search result for "average car occupancy"[1]: > In 2022 the Average Number of Occupants Per Trip for Household Vehicles in the United States Was 1.5 This discrepancy is the reason for car pooling, ride-sharing, etc. (Note that Uber, Lyft, etc. are taxi services, not "ride sharing"; since the drivers themselves are not typically intending to travel the routes they drive) > roads also carry buses Yes, which is why cars should be removed from such roads, to avoid slowing down buses. > ambulances Emergency vehicles can drive in places where cars are forbidden (cycle paths, pedestrianised roads, etc.) > trucks that carry every single product* in the economy. Again, you're undermining your own argument: the subsidies given to private car infrastructure are so large, that freight companies exploiting that infrastructure can end up more cost-effective than those which use rail; despite rail being more efficient not only in terms of fuel, but also in terms of labour (since so many trucks would be required to do the job of a single freight train, and each of those trucks require a separate driver). Also note that heavier vehicles degrade the road infrastructure disproportionately; which is even more reason to reduce the number of trucks as far as possible. [1] https://www.energy.gov/cmei/vehicles/articles/fotw-1333-marc... |