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0 pointspjerem2y ago0 comments

Cities will not need to do that. In Europe they are gradually banning cars as a whole from city centers an you are right, it saves lives. And it also makes those cities more livable.

When I say gradually, it's an euphemism, it's an _extremely_ slow process, but it's the global tendency here.

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choeger2y ago

They aren't banning cars. They're requiring special permits. That's a difference. In effect, they're banning cars for the masses and keep them for a small group (the wealthy, all sorts of delivery drivers, officials).

ArnoVW2y ago

you're both right.

generally what's happening is a combination of:

    * making pedestrian zones (i.e. banning)
    * deny access to certain types / times  (no vans, no old cars, etc.. i.e. also banning)
    * reducing roads (i.e. 2 > 1 lane, thus reducing attractivity)
    * raising driving prices (the congestion / air quality certificates you mention)
    * reducing access to parking (remove places, make them more expensive, etc)

.. all the while increasing alternatives (i.e. use those reduced lanes for bikes)

xkcd19632y ago

I keep hearing life in Germany gets worse and worse

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