[blog] how we get drivers on board
I genuinely believe that car owners could be tricked into supporting FuckCars policies by a very crafty politician/campaign. It would work like this:
- Proclaim your love of cars. Loudly. “I want to make our city the best city in the world for drivers!”
- “What are the biggest problems drivers face today? Traffic and parking! Therefore… We need to open up roads and parking spaces…”
- “And that’s why we’re going to cap the number of cars that can enter downtown. With increased public transit, we can free up these roads for drivers! That way: more parking, less traffic, a better life for drivers”
Do the same thing for bikes:
- “These bikers want to share the road, but studies have shown that whether you use sharrows, plastic bollards, it doesn’t matter: people still get hurt.
- And here’s the thing: when a car hits a cyclist, it’s bad for everyone, including the driver. Nobody wants to hit a cyclist. But the sad truth is that it might just not be possible to share the road
- "That’s why I’m proposing that we make some roads car-only, to protect cyclists.” [Crowd of drivers cheer, and you quickly say:] “Also we’ll make some streets bike-only, for the same reason.” [And then when you get in office, just be like “Yeah the highway is for cars”]
I’m available for speeches if anyone’s hiring
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