tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post241037198114998401..comments2023-09-10T07:12:56.360-07:00Comments on Your Call: Are Cars Going Extinct?Your Callhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02945695979438982183noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-12070660106249665892009-12-05T05:21:52.486-08:002009-12-05T05:21:52.486-08:00Someone made a comment on the show that private ca...Someone made a comment on the show that private car use won't go down until public transportation is as convenient. It won't happen. Using public transportation will never be as convenient as driving point-to-point in a car. I live in Switzerland, with fantastic public transportation (clean, punctual), but it usually takes me longer to get from point A to B than using a private car. However in a bus or train I don't have to concentrate on the road so I can use the time productively: reading, thinking, listening to "Your Call" podcasts.<br /><br />I also think it's a distraction to spend so much time and money on reducing private auto emissions. As populations continue to rise, so will traffic, so will traffic accidents, and so will the amount of fertile land that is paved over with freeways and parking lots. Some say that a behavioral change to use more public transport is not going to happen because "it's not in our culture." I don't think we have a choice. Either we adapt now, voluntarily, while we can still do it in an orderly fashion, or else Mother Nature will force change on us one day (via peak oil, other resource depletion, etc.).Jim Rudolfhttp://www.jimrudolf.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-92145992943397547262009-11-12T14:13:47.160-08:002009-11-12T14:13:47.160-08:00Reward people for using an alternative to the solo...Reward people for using an alternative to the solo drive. It makes a huge difference:<br />https://www.ridespring.com<br />We have seen many commuters change their commute from 5 days solo driving per week to 1 day per week.<br />Regards,<br />Paul McGrath, CEO<br />RideSpring Inc.Paul McGrathhttps://www.ridespring.comnoreply@blogger.com