Cars Do Not Belong in Cities ⇥

Derek Edwards has a smart analysis of how absurd the use of cars is in an urban environment:

A standard American sedan can comfortably hold 4+ adults w/ luggage, can travel in excess of 100 miles per hour, and can travel 300+ miles at a time without stopping to refuel.  These are all great things if you are traveling long distances between cities.  If you are going by yourself to pickup your dry cleaning, then cars are insanely over-engineered for the task.  It’s like hammering in a nail with a diesel-powered pile driver.

Some may argue that many cities require a car due to the great distances one must travel to pick up dry cleaning. But that’s exactly the problem Edwards argues is a function of the car.