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Old 12-22-2015, 11:32 AM
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Reallocation of resources - the changing face of automobile use.

Private car ownership is on the road to becoming a rarity

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Old 12-22-2015, 11:44 AM
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I'm ok with this. Lets face it, the only people sitting in traffic for hours on a daily basis are the poors that can't afford to live near work or can't work from home. You can't exactly tellecomute to your minimum wage McDonald's job. At some point these people will be forced into mass transit while the rest of us use automated car services. My cars see far less than the 5% utilization rate cited in the article.
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Old 12-22-2015, 12:41 PM
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It will be a long road....
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Old 12-22-2015, 01:45 PM
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everyone lives in ****ies! that's what the author appears to believe.
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Old 12-22-2015, 01:58 PM
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Sounds about right, younger people have no interest in cars.
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Old 12-22-2015, 01:59 PM
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everyone lives in ****ies! that's what the author appears to believe.
I don't think they believe that at all, just simply the vast majority of people do and this would work well in a city or suburban area.
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everyone lives in ****ies! that's what the author appears to believe.
Everyone worth talking about at least, yes.
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Old 12-22-2015, 04:48 PM
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When I walk around my neighborhood, I normally see two or more cars or trucks SITTING in the driveway.

Then, when out on the road, I often wonder how many gallons of fuel are spent by cars or trucks
stranded at traffic lights or stuck in traffic with only the driver sitting at the wheel?

I'm sure the oil company executives and share holders really really like it.
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Old 12-24-2015, 04:14 PM
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Might be true in cities where people drive rarely. In suburbia and rural areas, people use cars like big purses. Stuff stays in the vehicle. Switching cars all of the time would be inconvenient.

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