Nothing more needs to be said. Click on the picture below:
Photo header reads: Amount of space required to transport the same number of passengers by car, bus or bicycle.
Photo courtesy of Juan Jose. Thanks to Tim for emailing me this picture.
January 9, 2008
Cars are a waste of space
Posted by ambivalentrichmonder under Cars, Cycling, public transit[6] Comments
January 9, 2008 at 5:45 pm
That’s a great photo. I love the current trend in showing relative size/price/consumption quantities via comparative photography. I’ve particularly enjoyed the “how much the world eats“-type photo essays.
January 10, 2008 at 9:34 am
Cars are a waste of space – I agree, but we, as a people, are never going to give up our love affair for the car until 1) it no longer becomes feasible to drive our cars (ie gas prices go up to $10 a gallon, and even then who knows) and /or 2) a good public transportation system in place to use when cars can no longer be feasibly used. Right now Richmond is lightyears away from any really good public transportation system, something I would like to see changed. A good light rail transit system would be a good start, but no one thinks it will work because of the cost involved to build and operate one verses the return they will get from ridership.
January 10, 2008 at 12:12 pm
No they aren’t. Its the environmentalists who are waste of my tax dollars.
January 10, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Love the picture!
January 10, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Just to give props (where props are due), I first caught sight of it at Dr. Lizardo’s.
January 10, 2008 at 9:14 pm
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