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Pros of golf carts and neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) replacing all private cars within a city:

  • Only goes as fast as a bicycle, so isn't a viable suburban commuter vehicle, meaning you'll probably only take it to the nearest transit station
  • Only goes as fast as a bicycle, so isn't likely to kill people
  • Excellent visibility, so less likely to run over children
  • Much smaller and lighter, so building parking garages for park-and-rides would be a lot cheaper and less objectionable than with our current style of cars
  • Electric
  • Smaller batteries than jumbo EVs
  • Compatible with dense, transit-oriented city development
  • Could be installed with mandatory speed limiters

Cons:

  • Less profit for GM and ExxonMobil
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Full self driving (and therefore shared) becomes trivial.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

What about safety in crashes e.g. off a bridge?

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 8 months ago (7 children)

My mom lives 100km away from the city, there are no busses or trains going there. How long should I need to travel to go visit my mom for the day? In a car it takes between an hour and an hour 20. At an average bicycle speed (for a fit cyclist) it would take me 4-5 hours to get to her, I can then have a cup of coffee, turn around and start heading back so I don't get home too late.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

You use a train like the rest of the civilised world. Should take 30 minutes or something like , you can spend the time you saved helping end car dependency

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Some countries don't have trains, unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago

You need to read and not skim read..

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