And taxis are needed to augment mass transit in any city. This is crazy.ĭon't get me wrong: I get that occasional car trip is necessary. This great oasis in the city center is open to cars during morning and evening rush hours, heavily disrupting the park's calming pleasures and speeding past everyone walking, biking, jogging or meandering through. And my beautiful walk along the river was accompanied by the noise and pollution of these unwanted cars. Bazillions of cars, almost all occupied by one person, entered the city on the West Side Highway. It was also a beautiful day and I took a walk along the Hudson in lovely Riverside Park. This means you can get stuck (even while walking) for 20 minutes when one of hundreds of global leaders whizzes by in motorcades. Private cars in New York City make no sense.Īt the end of last month, Manhattan had a Gridlock Alert Day because the UN general assembly was in session. They make my city unpleasant, dirty and noisy while also costing many taxpayer dollars. This is how cars transgress our common senses. I am certain that there are huge uncounted costs in cellular stress and overall anxiety caused by the sensory assault of noisy cars. And they make ungodly noise, which, for me, is almost unbearable.
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Drivers also create unsafe streets when they ignore crosswalks, traffic signals and cellphone restrictions. New studies actually show that air pollution costs more than tobacco. When private cars enter Manhattan by the hundreds of thousands every day, they create air pollution that adds huge extra healthcare costs for the city. This folly doesn't just affect the drivers, but also hurts everyone else. So it confounds me why people choose to drive when they could take public transportation.īut fuggedaboutem. And most modes of public transportation are faster, cheaper and easier than driving and parking in Manhattan. On buses, trains and ferries, passengers can read, text, talk on the phone, rest, sleep, write, do a puzzle, check email and do anything else that's not inconsiderate toward their neighbors they have far more options than when they're driving.
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