Originally Posted by
Roody
I'm assuming that construction and delivery vehicles would be allowed in a carfree city center. Also emergency vehicles and transport for people with medical needs. Park&Ride lots will be a challenge, but really it's a matter of shifting the parking burden from a congested area to an area with more space and cheaper land values. I imagine a lot of commuters would choose to commute from their homes rather than park in a lot n the fringes.
Thinking about London it would be nice if there could be a massive reduction in motor traffic moving about, but if we're still going to have heavy lorries, all the current buses plus a load of park-and-ride buses, coaches, construction traffic, taxis etc it's hard to know if life would actually be much nicer.
Given the proportion of fatal accidents involving cyclists that also involve large vehicles where the truck or similar turns left while a cyclist is close beside them, either crushing them against railings or dragging them under the rear wheels, it's hard to know whether life would be any better while such large vehicles are allowed on narrow roads.