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An article over at Motherboard covers the growing inequities in the US resulting from the cultivation of individualized transport options.
Carsharing, ridesharing, ride-hailing, public transit, and cycling—"all of those things are needed to replace personal cars," said [Robin Chase, co-founder of Zipcar].
It's a nice idea, but to actually kill car ownership, we're first going to need to have some very uncomfortable conversations about class and equity in the United States. Public transit used to be the great equalizer, but affordable private rides have become the new favorite of the middle class. When richer people give their money to private ride-hailing or carsharing companies, public transit loses money—and that's not good for cities, societies, or the environment.
[...] This dependence on ride-hailing is having the adverse effect of increasing traffic congestion, which in turn makes bus service slower and more frustrating. Besides, until cities change dramatically—i.e. more parks, fewer parking lots, less sprawl, better accommodations for active and public transit—decreased rates of car ownership likely won't benefit the environment if we're still travelling the same distances in cars.
Those living in countries that still have good or remnants of good mass transit will have different insights. It is unlikely that without good, reliable, vast public transit networks, there will be social and economic equity, assuming that is a goal. While public transit can suck, especially in the US, it is sometimes necessary to take one for the team and vote with your wallet. Unfortunately the situation is often framed as a false dilemma, that there can only be private cars or only mass transit, but not both coexisting and used for different ends at different times by the same people.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 14 2018, @12:44AM (3 children)
Why throw the old pedo bogeyman? Especially, considering 99% of child abuse is perpetrated by someone close or known to the family, not some random dude on the bus offering candy to kids.
In a civilised country, where there is decent public transport, everyone uses it, not just the vagrants, derelicts, and ..... pedos.
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Wednesday February 14 2018, @12:47AM (2 children)
I brought it up because I was just reading the forth article from this month where someone tried to pull a person into a car or harassed a person on a bus, we had three cases last month as well.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 2) by sjames on Wednesday February 14 2018, @01:22AM (1 child)
So the problem exists whether they ride the bus or not.
At least on the bus, it can't go too far since there is necessarily a witness.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 14 2018, @09:10AM
Or, Sulla IS the Pedobear? Possible? Remorse and guilt are a common feature of pedos. Just Saying!!!