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I challenge that parking spaces are a scarce resource. And I’m not trolling.
All space in a densely populated city is valuable and scarce. Parking spaces are far too numerous in london, they encourage people to own and use cars and take space away from people who need it more.
Cars would be left in the middle of the road due to lack of spaces or driveways. And they’re not. Some may be badly parked, but they’re parked at least.
Cars ARE left in the the road, and on pavements, in parks, in marked bays, leaving a narrow path in the middle for more cars to drive down, causing congestion, poor visibility and danger for other road users esp. children
I don’t think you can make an equivalence between not paying for parking and the more dangerous acts that drivers are prone to.
People's private motor vehicles being dumped everywhere, and the acres of dead space allocated for their storage, is one of the most pernicious aspects of car dominance, with both social and health impacts.
parking costs are overly expensive and that the revenue from it is spent badly.
If parking is too expensive why are there fucking parked cars everywhere
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Fair enough.
I challenge that parking spaces are a scarce resource. And I’m not trolling.
Cars would be left in the middle of the road due to lack of spaces or driveways. And they’re not. Some may be badly parked, but they’re parked at least.
I don’t think you can make an equivalence between not paying for parking and the more dangerous acts that drivers are prone to.
I think driving in London is a selfish act in 90% of cases and I would never advocate for it. At the same time, it’s not such a leap to think that parking costs are overly expensive and that the revenue from it is spent badly.