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I would just like to add one last thought, and just because you called driving 'this power.' I would like to point out that there is a great difference between
driving and
mobility. We currently lump these two together and are usually correct because without being able to drive a car, personal mobility is severely lacking. That is the whole reason why autonomous vehicles are such a
huge deal, because the separate mobility from driving - and even from ownership. If it is cheaper and faster for you to call a robotic taxi than it is to go to your own car, why would you own a car?
People will not feel like they are giving up anything. Their mobility will not be taken from them - in fact, it will be enhanced. You will be able to go anywhere at any time, and never need to worry about owning a car (or paying for gas, insurance, payments, licensing, oil changes, mechanical tune-ups, ect).
And besides, driving is not going anywhere. Within urban environments it may be outlawed, but there will still be plenty of places, like in the mountains (where driving is actually
fun and not a
chore), where people will (rightfully) not want to give it up.
This is the fun driving that is not going anywhere:
And this is the driving that will (rightfully) be made illegal:
Okay. One last thing, I promise, and then I'll stop. This time for real. Watch this from CGPGrey and we'll all be on the same page:
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Right. As promised, I'll shut up now.
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I made it back to the Ogden FrontRunner station and saw pictures of their new short-term bike lockers. Here they are, in all their silver glory:
Here is the sign attached with the rules. It seems like you pre-pay in 5-hour increments, then get refunded for time you did not use. Don't ask me why.
Here is the card swipe (you need a special membership card), powered by the small solar panel directly above it:
Last, they placed this hulk on the conventional bike rack in order to advertize their new lockers. At least I think that's why that's there... (?)
More info here:
http://www.rideuta.com/news/2014/11/biking-to-uta/