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Re: Should cars be banned from inner parts of large European cities?

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Originally Posted by Slartibartfas View Post
I do understand the way you think. But I think driving car is asocial. Its the peak of egoism. Its wasting city space, ruining environment, producing unnecessary noise etc just for the very own comfort. I think thats bad. And it doesn't get together with my own principles I have. Of course, there are people who have no alternative, where using the PT would mean an extreme disadvantage that can not be expected to be accepted. Thats why we have roads, but far too many try to hid behind this argument when it simply comes down to one thing: laziness.

You know what is the worst thing when it comes to cars in dense cities? Its not the driving cars, its the parking ones. They ruin and consume every free square meter of public space if you set car traffic no limits.
I agree 100% and this is one of the major points. The 33% of people in Vienna who use their car to get around could easily use a bike instead, especially when you consider how flat most of the city is. Imagine all the bikelanes that could be build where the parking lanes are now.
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