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Just Buy Everyone a Car (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 year ago by mondoman712@lemmy.ml to c/fuck_cars@lemmy.ml

TL;DW: The "just buy everyone a car" instead of subsidising transit argument doesn't work. Even on the least cost efficient bus routes it doesn't make sense. Also "demand responsive transit" is worse than fixed routes.

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[-] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I thought this would be dumb but it was a pretty good video. Really does the math but isn't too nerdy about it either.

By the demand responsive transit ~~uber~~ taxis is great sometimes, it just isn't a valid replacement for busses and it costs a lot more than fixed route busses do. Edit: oh yeah this is fuck cars. Fucks cars! Fuck uber! 😋

[-] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Taxis are cool, they're a good way to fill in a few gaps for those that don't own cars or are visiting a place.

Uber and other ride share apps seem to just increase the number of cars on the road while also exploiting their drivers.

[-] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

Taxis are a necessary evil and are okay when they are used to fill in a few gaps. Germany for instance recognizes taxis as public transport.

Uber's role and goal, however, is the same as every other tech platform: rent-seeking, regulatory capture, coercive monopoly, tech-feudalism. Enshittification, as Doctorow called it recently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification

[-] Facebones@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

I don't know specifics but I know in some rural areas in my state they're experimenting with rural "public transit" as essentially subsidized taxi service.

[-] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

This is a great take down of an idea so stupid that I didn’t realize people were pushing for it. The stupid idea being replacing fixed route public transportation with government subsidized on demand rideshare.

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

If my city lost its transit it would no longer be a place I want to live.

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