Can we live in a carless society ?

Many people would dump their cars if there is a better way of transportation's or an efficient means of transportation.

There are buses ,taxis , trams and trains to serve your needs and owning a car is unnecessary.

Everyday you can see endless cars getting clocked up in the city's highways and much time and money is loss.

Depending on which part of the world you live in ,it is not cheap and economical to own one .It may cost an arm and a leg to maintain and keep them.

In my country , the public transports are totally unreliable and chaotic. There are not many mass transit trains like in some 1st world countries.


This sector has been intentionally neglected because the government wanted to promote the ownership of the local car to the population without which the local car industry would collapse.

The terms of owning a new small compact family car was zero down payments or a minimal sum and loans of up to 10 years.

Many had no choice and with those easy credits and terms were forced into debts.

Imported quality cars were slapped with higher duties and the people were forced to buy the locally made cars which was inefficiently produced. The market was too small for the producers to enjoy the economies of scale.

In the town of Vauban, Germany , near the French and Swiss borders ,cars are banned on most streets and houses cannot have driveways or garages. They have only the electric trams to serve the town.

Maybe, most of the inhabitants will have to cycle or use the battery operated bicycle for locomotion's like in this part of the world. Perhaps we should go back to using the horse and carriage mode of transportation's.

Without cars, there will be less pollution , global warming, car thefts and accidents which can claim life's.

We may not do away totally with the mechanical beast but if we can improve the public transportation's , many will give up the ownership of their cars. In which case, many people will be unemployed.

Which is the lesser of the two evils ?

For the moment , the car is a necessity and not a luxury anymore as people need them to travel daily from one place to another. If the new township can be self contained , there will be no need for cars.

What a better world to live in ! No more traffic jams , stress and road rage.



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