Removing cars from urban areas means lower carbon emissions, less air pollution, and fewer road traffic accidents. So why are residents so resistant?
  • DaveA
    17·
    6 months ago

    Wouldn’t the elderly be a huge benefiter of a car free city? You get old enough or frail enough that you can’t drive. Then what?

    I like in a city that provides free busses and trains to those aged 65+ if they ride in off peak hours, and it’s heavily used. This is in a city designed around cars.

    • uis@lemm.ee
      2·
      6 months ago

      I like in a city that provides free busses and trains to those aged 65+ if they ride in off peak hours, and it’s heavily used. This is in a city designed around cars.

      Here(Moscow) elderly(65+) get free PT, period.

      • DaveA
        1·
        6 months ago

        Ours is pretty full at peak times. I think having it for off peak is to encourage people that can travel out of peak hours to do so, to spread the load out over the day.

        • uis@lemm.ee
          2·
          6 months ago

          Ours too. Peak hours happens because everyone rushes to/from work. Pensioners don’t work, so they naturally spread out over the day.