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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People who hate cars don’t seem to realize that they’re in the extreme minority.

The vast majority of people in DC have cars. And most people who don’t have cars don’t have them for non-car-hating reasons.

The only people who seem to hate cars are a very small number of young, able-bodied white people with apparently minimal responsibilities who want to impose their views on everyone else.[/quote]

Yeah, somebody said that already, and it's just as incorrect this time as the last time.[/quote]

There’s 400,000 cars registered in DC. Probably plenty more that aren’t registered. Most people here have cars.[/quote]

Most people in a technical 50% way, sure, but over a third of occupied DC housing units don't have an available car. Another 44% have only one car, which in a household of more than one person means someone is often getting around without a car. This is supported by the commuting data, with less than 40% of DC residents commuting by car. (All data from the ACS)

Efforts to shift the balance of how public space is used in favor of uses other than private cars isn't a niche interest in DC.[/quote]

People who hate cars are like people who hate lawnmowers - it’s a small fringe-y group with nutty views.[/quote]

Earlier this year a woman was killed by a pick-up truck trying to make the yellow light on our quiet residential street. Was she part of the fringe too? Speed kills.[/quote]

The mortality rate difference between a car hitting a pedestrian at 30 MPH vs 23 MPH is significant.  If everyone kept it below 20 in DC we would all be better off.  [/quote]

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