Firstly, I’m aware that my question gives the impression that I hold anti-urbaninst views but that’s not the case. If such a measure were to be implemented I would fully support it. I’m merely curious as to what would happen to emergency services if a total ban on personal, motorized vehicles was enacted. I’m especially curious to how cities or even countries with low car dependency handle EMS.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠English
    441·
    10 months ago

    Emergency vehicles are not personal vehicles.

    We want to ban cars, not:

    • tradespersons’ work trucks and vans

    • public transit, including taxis and paratransit vans

    • emergency vehicles

    • shipping trucks

    • vintage cars-as-art-objects (though we would ban driving them)

    • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      10 months ago

      This is what much of nyc traffic has become, esp in Manhattan.

      • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        My guess would be that taxis are a large fraction of that traffic, and that would be the first variable to turn down once those categories congest the system by themselves.