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Spider Jerusalem

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10. And this is in the Netherlands where public transit and cycling are viable alternatives

Reply to whatthehey (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 12:40 PM

Apr 2016

Considering the cost of gasoline in Europe (eight bucks a gallon or so at current exchange rates) plus the cost of insurance and annual safety inspections and other things, in dense urban environments well-served by public transit and segregated cycle routes (like most of the Netherlands) the genuinely poor probably aren't even buying used cars.

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The Netherlands Will Ban New Gasoline-Powered Vehicles By 2025 [View all] Katashi_itto Apr 2016 OP

What gets me is this. ananda Apr 2016 #1

Every little bit helps. -none Apr 2016 #2

A ban on poor people owning cars Visionary Apr 2016 #3

Everybody misses the "new" part of this story. whatthehey Apr 2016 #6

And this is in the Netherlands where public transit and cycling are viable alternatives Spider Jerusalem Apr 2016 #10

That's easier I guess for a country slightly larger than the state of Maryland. Glassunion Apr 2016 #4

Yes it certainly would. But progress is better than stagnation whatthehey Apr 2016 #7

Absolutely.... I just wish I had somewhere to plug one in. Glassunion Apr 2016 #11

Standard size rationalization seabeckind Apr 2016 #9

You owe me a part in your next flick! KamaAina Apr 2016 #5

Lol! Sorry I didn't see your post! You have a deal! You get a part in the sequel! Katashi_itto Apr 2016 #12

Cuba had a 50 year ban on car imports Angel Martin Apr 2016 #8

Great, but easier in the Netherlands (Small country, densely populated) Albertoo Apr 2016 #13