> Cars only work if someone build infrastructure for them and land use pattern is built for them.
That's a fully general argument against everything. Buses and streetcars also work only if someone builds infrastructure and land use pattern is built for them.
Of course. So, the idea that car is time efficient doesn't seem to really hold water even when our urban landscape is designed for it, especially in my lived experience.
Is it really going to be all that useful for me if I only walk 5 minutes as opposed to driving 5 minutes to a local convenience store? Especially given the cost on society?
If you can get to a store by a car, you could get to a store by a motor bike.
I have a really hard time justifying myself that I need a one or two ton electric vehicle that can seat five people just to get a drink at that corner shop only accessible by driving.
That's a fully general argument against everything. Buses and streetcars also work only if someone builds infrastructure and land use pattern is built for them.