Owning a car in Singapore, one of the world’s most expensive countries, has always been something of a luxury. But costs have now soared to an all time high.
With a fully functional, affordable, universal public transport system
Y’all got any of them magic carpets?
They’re just as real as this mythical perfect public transport system.
And cars will always be more convenient. Convenience wins every time.
I live in a city, with a public transport system, and it’s terrible. Nobody but the poors bother with it as it takes HOURS longer than simply driving. This isn’t hyperbole, it’s actual trip times from actual trips taken.
Your public transit system and town planning suck. An easy litmus test: do your buses and trans have dedicated lanes and priority at intersections? If the answer is no, your public transit system isn’t good enough and im something else is being given priority.
It doesn’t have to work everywhere to be implemented in some places. Bikes and e bikes in particular benefits everyone. Those that ride them in the inner ring and those that have to drive who encounter less congestion because the people who now ride bikes are not in cars or taking up a bus seat.
Y’all got any of them magic carpets? They’re just as real as this mythical perfect public transport system. And cars will always be more convenient. Convenience wins every time.
Eat it.
I lived in a city, with a public transport system, and it worked. Nobody is speaking of perfection here.
I live in a city, with a public transport system, and it’s terrible. Nobody but the poors bother with it as it takes HOURS longer than simply driving. This isn’t hyperbole, it’s actual trip times from actual trips taken.
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Your public transit system and town planning suck. An easy litmus test: do your buses and trans have dedicated lanes and priority at intersections? If the answer is no, your public transit system isn’t good enough and im something else is being given priority.
Try visiting The Netherlands. Bikes, specifically E-bikes win for convenience.
The Netherlands are smaller and more densely populated than most US states, let alone the entire continental US. - https://imgur.com/XcYgDtt
What works for them isn’t going to work elsewhere.
It doesn’t have to work everywhere to be implemented in some places. Bikes and e bikes in particular benefits everyone. Those that ride them in the inner ring and those that have to drive who encounter less congestion because the people who now ride bikes are not in cars or taking up a bus seat.
If you look at city density the twin cities in Minnesota actually could have and utilize infrastructure like the Netherlands but policy stops us