World Economic Forum Says It Is 'Time to Look Beyond' Private Vehicle Ownership

[M14 Shooter]

Forced marriage; people in L.A. LOVED their streetcars until corporations destroyed mass transit in that once great, now shithole, city.

Streetcars are far more limited than automobiles.

 

[MinTrut]

Streetcars are far more limited than automobiles.

They're not going to work for plumbers or roofers or cable installers it's true.

But for about 95% or so of the population, they're fine.

 

[M14 Shooter]

They're not going to work for plumbers or roofers or cable installers it's true.
But for about 95% or so of the population, they're fine.

95% of the populaion that live in cities that have them and have no want tor need to go somewhere else, sure.
Automobiles give you the freedom to go where you want when you want - streetcars do not.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Forced marriage; people in L.A. LOVED their streetcars until corporations destroyed mass transit in that once great, now shithole, city.

Nobody destroyed anything. People simple prefer better which is a personal automobile. Mass transit can't survive without taxpayer subsides. Very few want to wait for buses, street cars, Ubers or taxi's.

 

[Circe]

Nobody destroyed anything. People simple prefer better which is a personal automobile. Mass transit can't survive without taxpayer subsides. Very few want to wait for buses, street cars, Ubers or taxi's.

Or get involved with a pack of strangers, many of them dangerous and thieving.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

According to the paper, “The average car or van in England is driven just 4% of the time.”

Could make sense to belong to a car sharing program

England is roughly the size of Alabama and it takes about 7 hours to drive from the South to the Northern part of the state

 

[MinTrut]

95% of the populaion that live in cities that have them and have no want tor need to go somewhere else, sure.
Automobiles give you the freedom to go where you want when you want - streetcars do not.

Ride/vehicle sharing could work well in less densely populated areas.

 

[MinTrut]

Nobody destroyed anything.

Well, as corporations are legally people, somebody/s absolutely did.

Many regard the GM et al destruction of L.A.'s mass transit system as the crime of the last century in the United States.

People simple prefer better which is a personal automobile.

See above; millions prefer mass transit, but were forced into cars in places like L.A. with disastrous results.

Mass transit can't survive without taxpayer subsides.

See above, and thank GM et al for their trillion dollar crimes against The People.

Very few want to wait for buses, street cars, Ubers or taxi's.

See above; many prefer mass transit.

 

[MinTrut]

Or get involved with a pack of strangers, many of them dangerous and thieving.

I'm not aware of any evidence which indicates that one is in greater danger using mass transit than other forms of travel.

Quite the contrary, the death and inhury rates arising from automobile use are greater by vast multiples.

 

[August West]

Nobody destroyed anything. People simple prefer better which is a personal automobile. Mass transit can't survive without taxpayer subsides. Very few want to wait for buses, street cars, Ubers or taxi's.

Is mass transit getting as much taxpayer subsidies as air travel and personal vehicles? The tax we pay ay the gasoline pump doesn`t come close to maintaining our roads and bridges.

 

[22lcidw]

Is mass transit getting as much taxpayer subsidies as air travel and personal vehicles? The tax we pay ay the gasoline pump doesn`t come close to maintaining our roads and bridges.

Much of that money is put into the general fund. Labor is much more expensive in road and bridge construction, and we do not get the bang for the buck like over a half a century ago and before that.

 

[August West]

Much of that money is put into the general fund. Labor is much more expensive in road and bridge construction, and we do not get the bang for the buck like over a half a century ago and before that.

Everything is more expensive than it was 50 years ago including the materials and equipment.

 

[22lcidw]

Everything is more expensive than it was 50 years ago including the materials and equipment.

Work rules and union rules and corruption gets one tenth of what was done over a period of time for the price. It is a disgrace.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Is mass transit getting as much taxpayer subsidies as air travel and personal vehicles? The tax we pay ay the gasoline pump doesn`t come close to maintaining our roads and bridges.

Outside of electric cars nobody is getting tax subsidies for vehicles. Subsidies are provided to products nobody really wants like mass transit. The government didn't have to give subsidies for cell phones, cable television or big screens. Everybody wanted them as soon as they could afford these things.

Here our consumption tax funds the buses. Without the tax the bus company couldn't stay open because the only people that use buses are those who don't have a license, lost their license, or can't afford a reliable car. There may be a few outliers who have a license and vehicle, but hate driving.

 

[August West]

Outside of electric cars nobody is getting tax subsidies for vehicles. Subsidies are provided to products nobody really wants like mass transit. The government didn't have to give subsidies for cell phones, cable television or big screens. Everybody wanted them as soon as they could afford these things.

Here our consumption tax funds the buses. Without the tax the bus company couldn't stay open because the only people that use buses are those who don't have a license, lost their license, or can't afford a reliable car. There may be a few outliers who have a license and vehicle, but hate driving.

Without subsidies where could we drive our cars other than toll roads? The tax paid at the pump doesn`t even come close to funding our highways.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Ride/vehicle sharing could work well in less densely populated areas.

You don't live in a rural area, do you ?
Ride sharing only works when there are a number of people with similar chanedules and transportation requirements.
Fewer people = less correlation between those schedules and requirements.
Rather than waiting to meet up with someone else, most people will choose to go by themselves, when its convenient for them.

Automobiles are freedom.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Without subsidies where could we drive our cars other than toll roads? The tax paid at the pump doesn`t even come close to funding our highways.

Do you understand what a subsidy is? The taxes we pay at the pump, to the state, to the feds create and maintain our roads. Those are taxes, not subsidies. Subsidies are when tax dollars are used to lower the price of something in the private market to get people to buy a product or use a service. You get huge subsidies for solar panels, windmills, electric cars and so on. Without the subsidies they wouldn't be an investment. It would cost you more money than doing things the normal way. With the subsides you may break even if you're lucky, and perhaps feel satisfied that you think you're doing your part to save the planet.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Without subsidies where could we drive our cars other than toll roads? The tax paid at the pump doesn`t even come close to funding our highways.

Highway funding other than fuel tax isn't a subsidy, because it does nothing to reduce the cost of a commercial product.

 

[MinTrut]

You don't live in a rural area, do you ?

Irrelevant inquiry.

Ride sharing only works when there are a number of people with similar chanedules and transportation requirements.

This presumes many things which may not pertain.

Fewer people = less correlation between those schedules and requirements.

See above.

Rather than waiting to meet up with someone else, most people will choose to go by themselves, when its convenient for them.

See above.

Automobiles are freedom.

Automobiles are the Scam of the 20th Century.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Irrelevant inquiry.
This presumes many things which may not pertain.
See above.
See above.
Automobiles are the Scam of the 20th Century.

As your reply contains no substance whatsoever, I accept your concession of the point.