Big cars are dead weight dragging down climate policy
Big cars are dead weight dragging down climate policy
Australia’s government has released a new transport climate policy. But it doesn’t deal with the problem of car bloat: the main driver of rising emissions.
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Ok fine what is the solution to the ridiculously complex welding of vehicle and identity that is basically universal in the western world?
Because until that is addressed, most people won't give up their way oversized daily drivers.
One solution would be requiring special license for larger vehicles.
A lot of people claim they need a car to get around. A normal license should allow you to drive just that - a sub 1 tonne vehicle.
Now, if you fancy a large utility vehicle with lots of blind zones and taking up extra space - that's no problem, just get extra training to learn how to drive it safely and get reevaluated yearly to show that you are not a danger on the road. A lower threshold to losing or suspending your license would help too.
This would dissuade a lot of people from upgrading to a large vehicles.
So a smart needs a special license, my mx5 too. My corsa i had beforehand also. So the European moped class am is what you want. Meaning the special license you want already exists and is called b, the typical car driving license.
Then stop giving those away and reserve them to those who really needs it. In my country, 80% of the people lives in urban area yet 80% of the people have a cars.
Don't get too hung up on details. It doesn't need to be a weight class. Class b doesn't require regular re-examining, which i think would be the key in deterring people who don't need it and ensure they have the skills to operate the vehicle safely.
Ok, exactly how do you convince our oil company bribed politicians to curb rampant American consumption?
Because without that, you just killed a few trillion electrons in useless navel gazing.
Ok, now you're just moving goal posts. I answered to how to get people from driving exceedingly large vehicles.
Corruption is a different problem altogether and it depends on the country.
I did not move the goalposts, the target of this discussion is the same. I am asking you how you overcome the literal lynchpin in our current country's economic system.
Almost no politician wants to make meaningful moves to regulate out larger vehicles. Your plan requires the enactment of laws to establish that regulation.
You accused me of moving the goalposts because you have no ammo for this debate and are stirring up shit.
Blocked.
Civil disobedience.