I don’t know about “nobody.” Nobody likes traffic, and nobody likes being required to drive. But there are some really freaky people out there who enjoy the whole deal with cars, from the engines to the driving to the cruising to the racing. I used to be one of them, though I largely got that out of my system as a teenager.
But the thing is, deprioritizing cars in cities benefits them, too, because the enjoyability of driving has very little to do with speed or convenience and is inversely proportional only to the number of other cars on the road; so reducing car usage by 50% means that, for the people who do drive, their enjoyment goes up by 200%. Car people should be thrilled to see more dedicated bus and bike lanes.
I don’t know about “nobody.” Nobody likes traffic, and nobody likes being required to drive. But there are some really freaky people out there who enjoy the whole deal with cars, from the engines to the driving to the cruising to the racing. I used to be one of them, though I largely got that out of my system as a teenager.
But the thing is, deprioritizing cars in cities benefits them, too, because the enjoyability of driving has very little to do with speed or convenience and is inversely proportional only to the number of other cars on the road; so reducing car usage by 50% means that, for the people who do drive, their enjoyment goes up by 200%. Car people should be thrilled to see more dedicated bus and bike lanes.