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@skydancer
We interact with cars and their drivers daily some people think they are the bane of society, and reason for urban decay. Some people love them and some need them for basic needs (My mother had MS and relied on a car for getting places that were to far for her mobility buggy) or for work.
While this is not a black and white question it would be interesting to hear people's attitude to them.
There is a talk at the tent city university at St Paul's on 2nd of Feb. 'The case against the car'
My view is that cars can be good for some things but many trips people make in them are unnecessary and could and should be done more sustainably. As a society we a geared to encourage people to drive unnecessarily perhaps due to the misguided view that its good for the economy