Yeah but it’s not good for “thE eCOnOMy”:
An efficient system just has fewer cracks to jam in rent-seeking, regulatory capture, artificial needs, fomo, hype, subscription service tiers, monopolies, service-services, gig indirections, consultants, charlatan management, etc.
You still can do that in an efficient system, but you can fit - like - five parasites there instead of five hundred.
Don’t forget the main selling point of car traffic; it goes directly from my door to my exact destination, and …and this is the big one…i don’t have to sit shoulder-to-shoulder with, or listen to, or smell the cloying stink of neaeby random strangers for the entire trip. make public transport have that, as well as the punctuality and better last-mile coverage, and it will be a sure winner.
In competently designed cities, the doors are made to be a reasonable walking distance from transport stops and hubs.
On my bus this morning there were about 10-15 people, mix of parents with children, two elderly folks, students, young and middle aged adults with plenty of open seating since this is a local bus on a well used express route. The buses and stations are clean even if some users aren’t as well-kept, and if people playing Tiktok on speaker is too annoying you can tell them or listen to your own soundtrack with earbuds.
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I want a self-driving car that doesn’t require parking, doesn’t spread microplastics, has dedicated lane so doesn’t get stuck in traffic, has power lines so doesn’t need batteries, and can efficiently fit and transport me and my friends. Also it’s good to make it bigger and share the costs with other passengers to make sure everyone can benefit from my awesome super duper car design. Since we are sharing it with many people, it would be nice if it just kept operating in regular, reliable hours so I can hop on and off when I need it.
Autonomous vehicles would be a huge imorovement for “last mile” transport. People don’t tend to have train stations in front of their homes.
You basically want to move to Japan, or South Korea, or Germany, of any of the countries with a competent public transit system.
I see you’ve never been to Germany
To be fair, compared to the “transit system” in most American cities, any place that has transit at all would be considered competent.
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As a guy living in Japan, a lot of Europeans left a bit to be desired in terms of punctuality and cleanliness. Although, it was a lot better than Ottawa’s train system where I grew up.
What is an automated train but a self driving car that is confined to one route?
Public, for one
Fast rail system would be rad man. I used to drive a lot for work and it killed the joy of it for me. Now I just wanna sleep
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So how to get bulky things around?
A more easily if everyone who isn’t moving bulky things (like majority of commuters) is using public transport.
A grocery store parking lot full of cars suggests a majority aren’t just commuting.
Bigger trains [for your mom (just a joke, could not hold back)]
Ok so long as the train stops at the grocery store and then takes her to the ikea after and holds enough space for her to get her 6 bags of groceries and cabinets and toiletries home to her front door and helps her carry it in…
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