• kadu@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Well, the true solution is robust public infrastructure and abandoning personal cars.

    But then people freak out and reject any proposal because cars are beyond a fetish at this point. Which leaves either migrating to electric cars and trying to improve the battery technologies, or keep burning fossil fuels as if we aren’t at the brink of collapse.

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      1 year ago

      Frankly, personal cars should not be legal for most people, they are a massive problem in more ways than just the environmental damage. But at this point people are so in love with their cars, that it would take a miracle to change that dependence.

      • shanghaibebop@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Why ban them? Just tax them as luxury items like what Singapore does and slap tolls on all roads like what Japan does. Tokyo has wonderful roads and very little traffic for such a large city.

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          1 year ago

          Still not a fan of “if you’re poor, fuck you”. But yes, there must be a middle ground somewhere.

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          1 year ago

          You still need more than that, speaking as someone from Singapore. We still have a stupid car-oriented mindset here.The whining every time the COE goes up…