Originally Posted by
Roody
Anyway, I was making a point about the idle time of privately owned cars,...
But for somebody who just wants to use a car regularly--without the cosy and burden of owning one--these new schemes could be a real boon.
You have it backward as far as Uber is concerned. They serve the same purpose as taxis and may or may not be a real boon for those people who do NOT use a car regularly, i.e. every now and then.
Your 23 hour a day idling calculations and rationale make as much sense as recommending that households eliminate ownership of all kitchen utensils and appliances, and the kitchen as well, since they are idle for most of the day, maybe in use an hour at most. Are restaurants (in essence kitchens for hire) a suitable replacement for those who use their kitchen "only now and then" like a car, maybe an hour a day on average?