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most car users would still use cars even if they had perfect knowledge of all the costs and benefits
The people sitting in the two miles of solid traffic on my street know they could make their journey faster and for free on foot. Maybe some of them know this. Some might be aware of the carcinogenic effects of their emissions. All subgroups are equally thick.
William.
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No, they're (mostly) predictably rational within the limits of their incomplete knowledge. It's not up to you to dictate what they value, and most car users would still use cars even if they had perfect knowledge of all the costs and benefits. Autonomous vehicles and financialisation from car as burdensome asset to car as service only reduce the costs to the user.