Dianepatterson,
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Yes, people really refer to “a war on cars” when any other transportation option gets the slightest bit of attention.

War on cars? Why San Francisco drivers say they feel under siege - San Francisco Chronicle https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sf-drivers-say-war-on-cars-vs-safe-streets-19451511.php

vfrmedia,
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@Dianepatterson has a lot of parallels with whats been happening in London, England over last few decades (although at least Mayor Sadiq Khan was comfortably re-elected in spite of major opposition and serious threats to his safety (he has to be shadowed by armed police everywhere he goes in public).

I wonder when this "war on motorists" paranoia started? Its not something I see in old books I collect about motoring from 1950s to 1980s (but then again I guess cars had priority back then)

cstross,
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@vfrmedia @Dianepatterson I vaguely remember a figure to the effect that the car industry (as of a decade or two ago) spent an average of £600 on advertising and marketing for every vehicle sold.

A tiny bit of that will buy an awful lot of haters and conspiracy theorists who believe the "15 minute city is an anti-car conspiracy" bullshit.

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