Stolen from my favourite Facebook group (warning: not really safe for work).
Literally my thoughts as I try to navigate around Brisbane. A trip from the west to the airport can involve up to half a dozen tolls if you do it wrong.
this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
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Those forms of transportation are space- and energy-efficient, but they are not time-efficient. Cars are in many cases the fastest way to commute to work, and the last thing an overworked, sleep-deprived working stiff needs is to lose even more precious time and sleep. Cars are popular for a reason.
This comment feels at odds with what you said about traffic being preferable to tolls. Although I suppose public transport is slower if you design a city around the concept of "fuck you, got mine".
It's also slower if you don't live in a densely-packed city, which a lot of people don't, because housing in densely-packed cities has a very high cost per square foot. There's also no such thing as HOA-free housing in cities; the nature of multi-family housing makes such freedom impossible. Suburbs, too, are popular for a reason.