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That's the thing — a driver doesn't have to be dumb or reckless to harm those around them. Merely insisting that society provide space for you to drive and park your car, not to mention all the harms that driving itself causes (CO2, particulate matter, other pollution, noise, ...), is a serious harm inflicted by all drivers on those around them.

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This makes an assumption that everyone is strapped for space. It depends on the geography at the end of the day.

>not to mention all the harms that driving itself causes (CO2, particulate matter, other pollution, noise, ...),

I fail to see how humans don't do any of these harms on foot. The move towards electric cars should put each other on rough parity.

Electric cars are still cars that need a lot of space in our cities and run over pedestrians. It's rather sad that the move to electric cars wasn't taken as an opportunity towards smaller cars.

in general, you can't convince someone to do the more pro-social action by making their lives worse, you have to meet them where they're at and provide either an upgrade or a side-grade.

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