Originally Posted by
dwbstr
I don't think there is much danger of the people or city planners taking the PRT or similar proposals seriously unless they are forced to. Given the public's love of the automobile, they would really want something less radical to work.
Personally, I don't see much benefit to PRT instead of personal car ownership. I think the total size of the vehicle fleet would be the same, and total miles traveled would be the same or greater. There would also be a greater concentration of wealth in corporations, since companies would own the vehicles rather than individuals. I don't necessarily see that as a good thing.