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I'm fairly confident the folks over at [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected], could have told anyone that.
Yeah but who cares what those nutjobs think?
There's nothing wrong with cars, especially when they're backed by a good public transit system and plenty of pedestrian-only paths. It's the trucks (edit: and SUVs) that are the problem.
The thing wrong with cars was the psyop the oil companies played on North Americans in the 50s that it was the ultimate symbol of freedom, before designing entire metropolises around them and causing everyone to have to sit in their car for 2 hours a day needlessly.
I'd argue there's nothing wrong with trucks, either. Some folk have a legitimate use for them: fitting construction material and lumber in the back; towing a trailer.
The problem is two fold, I figure: we've got a bunch of folk driving trucks (and SUVs) around that never have a legitimate use for them other than a status symbol. Then there's the folk that have a partial need for them, but can't afford to keep multiple vehicles around, so they're stuck driving the truck they need a fraction of the time.
I'm in the latter category. If i could reliably rent a truck to haul/tow with, I'd replace my family's Tacoma with a sedan, and save a bunch of money in the process.