• bossito@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The person under an abusive situation easily loses the car key to the abuser.

    Ambulances get stuck all the time in congestioned cities and that’s a problem.

    A car should never be someone’s night shelter, that person is homeless in that case. Houses, not cars, can solve the problem.

    Want to do a special trip where car is the most convenient option? You can rent one out. If you only use a car a few times a year, buying one is a terrible waste of money and street space.

    • Shake747@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      You’re playing semantics and missing the point, but whatever, let’s play.

      There’s a good chance the victim has a friend or someone they trust that could drive. In your world, they still have to wait for the fucking bus or at a sketchy train station at 2am - both on a public schedule that everyone’s aware of, including the abuser.

      What about my not ambulance worthy scenario? Again are they just going to stand on the train with a broken foot? Otherwise yes, ambulances can run into congestion which isn’t great, but more that’s more of an engineering issue.

      I’ve slept in my car, even with houses for rent and homeless shelters I could’ve stayed at (they sound better on paper than they are in person).

      For those “special trips” I use it a lot more than twice a year lol. I should also mention my vehicle is a cheap POS so I’m not driving some fancy ass truck around. I’m also willing to pay more for the convenience of not having to go to a rental store every time, while having to lug equipment around. Rental stores are lump summed too, at least in ownership I can spread the cost out to maintain some cash flow