Comments on: Sharing Wheels Growing in Popularity

By: hayaloglunakliyat

hayaloglunakliyat — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:57:10 +0000

I suppose that in the future walking would work just like a gym does today. It's something to do for a few hours to give you the illusion of a healthy life (for most people, that is).

By: Hayaloglunakliyat

Hayaloglunakliyat — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:18:32 +0000

You can live just fine without a car in many big cities. Just the cost to park a car in Manhattan or Paris is enough to make one reconsider owning one.

By: RandalH

RandalH — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:23:42 +0000

uktiger: You are obviously too young to remember Jimmy Carter, with REAL gas shortages, rationing, lines, and prices in adjusted terms just as high as today. Home mortgage interest rates were 18% (around 6% today), inflation rate was 13.5% (slightly over 4% now), and unemployment at over 7% (5.1 % today). In fact, the “Misery Index” was created for the Carter presidency, a number combining the inflation rate and unemployment rate, which was as high as 22% under Carter (8% today and 7.8% under Clinton).

By: Design-o

Design-o — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:46:59 +0000

Yes, but the public transportation in Paris puts Manhattan to shame.

By: TD

TD — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:50:38 +0000

You can live just fine without a car in many big cities. Just the cost to park a car in Manhattan or Paris is enough to make one reconsider owning one.

By: uktiger

uktiger — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:10:30 +0000

Isn’t republicanism grand? We are becoming a 3rd world country in 1 generation.

By: mdensch

mdensch — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:56:39 +0000

I guess the idea of car sharing should be applauded IF it reduces the number of automobiles in dense urban environments. Unfortunately, these programs seem to be aimed at solving cost and convenience issues for urban dwellers rather than ecological concerns. I think the bicycle sharing programs make more sense for the planet.

We need to ask ourselves, though, if we really want to find ways to facilitate jamming even more people into already stressed out urban centers.

By: Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:39:15 +0000

So?