Moving short distances is either comfortable but exp. and env-harmful or cheap and eco but opposite
Kacper Raubo
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I live in Poland. If we want to get from A to B within a large city like e.g. Warsaw we have to use either a car and stuck in traffic jams or public means of transport having numerous changes and also stuck among other vehicles trying to scramble through the city. On the other hand, if we have not large luggage, we can choose a bike or an electric scooter but this is neither elegant nor comfortable solution, especially when it rains.
It is even worse in small cities. There is neither so many public transport connections nor solutions like bikes or scooters to lend out, so if you have not a car, you need to use a bus, which runs only a few times a day.
Hence, we, along with my friend, are currently working on making moving short distances easier, cheaper, more green and comfortable. We create a vehicle, which is to be bigger and more comfortable than bikes, but smaller and for distances that are shorter than those that cars are intended to. Since we only know conditions on our native streets, I am curious how tough it is in your country to get from A to B when the distance is short. If you would like to check what we work on, take a look at @MobBike_.
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Ilaria Merizalde@ilaria_merizalde_chiaruzzi
I've seen that kind of problem a lot while traveling in Europe, the US and Latin America, especially away from major cities. In some parts of the States, towns are spread out and/or environmental awareness isn't very high so people might accept they have to drive everywhere. In other localities with denser buildings, people might be attracted by the affordability and practicality of a small vehicle for short distances. I am not an expert on this - this is just what I've seen. Good luck with your project!
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Yesterday, my friend told me that she spends about $200 every month on her commute :/ She has no bus or train to get to work.
Also, my sister's neighbour is building himself a velomobile. The machine looks interesting ;), but it solves a problem: now he can drive 20 kilometres with less effort and at a much lower cost.
Hi buddy, I work for a carrier company http://monstermanandvan.com and very often I observe that many people use our services a little for other purposes, roughly speaking, they move along with their belongings in our vans. They probably do this so as not to pay for transport or not to buy expensive gasoline, and then return for their cars, which are waiting for them in the old place. I probably understand why they do this, because it's much harder to move in their own car and that's why they move their things with the help of companies like ours, but I don't understand why they travel with their things in our vans.
In my opinion, the car is doing its job. Those disadvantages that you are talking about, like traffic jams, are more likely to be in the city itself, but not at a distance from one city to another. When it comes to moving or transporting things, again, a car can handle it, or moving companies like https://calgarymoverspro.ca/ will help.
The option of a small car only for short distances does not sound very practical