Private Use of Automobiles Illegal in Some Parts of the World

Is private car ownership allowed in Vatican?
Officials use them occasionaly, of course.

Probably not banned but considering they have no roads and it's probably within no trafic zone of Rome I wonder how that would actually work.
 
Until WWII Bermuda banned all vehicles; afterwards, the territory began allowing cars but their presence and use is heavily restricted - i.e. one car per family, the colours allowed are limited, all cars must into one of several size categories (with the largest being equivalent to a compact (US)/small family (EU) car), non-Bermudians are banned from renting cars, etc.
 
It's ASBish, but imaginable, that in the event of a truly drastic fuel shortage -- nuclear war in the Middle East or some kind of petroleum eating virus -- governments even in the West might introduce extreme fuel rationing if what oil remains is necessary for keeping the lights on. The rationing certainly wouldn't last forever -- previously uneconomical reserves would be developed and synthetic oil plants would be built. But private cars might become a rare sight indeed in that case.

Otherwise, the only way people are going to abandon personal transportation is if someone invents personal teleportation.
 
Well, I have different experience though I haven't seen that any of them.



Sure, but the point is that most of Venice comune inhabitants live on land where cars are useful as opposed to living in historical centre where they would be useless.

Fair enough.
 
I think the POD for this would more logically be if the Henry Fords of the automotive world never developed a bare-bones low-cost car for mass consumption. Let them develop as distribution vehicles (perhaps fleets owned by railroads), but for whatever reason, private ownership was never considered practical.

Perhaps no WWI?
 
I could see this happening in the centres of eg London or Paris or Tokyo. Especially if you had a major disaster when the streets got gridlocked, ambulances and fire trucks couldnt get through, and (tens of) thousands of people died as a result.

Cars are pretty useless most of the time for anyone who lives in downtown Toronto, let alone Manhattan, London or Paris. Obviously, more people commute in, and if visitors cant drive in, you've probably sabotaged your tourist industry, say. But the possibility's there.
 
Private automobiles are a great way to transport cargo and items from place to place. Try moving your mattress or sofa via public transportation. It can't be done easily.

you've not been to the Netherlands then. Ikea loans out special bikes for that, as does Gamma, Praxis and so do other furniture or diy shops. And then you've got those 'things' called students whom take everything with them by public transport and it WORKS
 
Wow I thought this thread had died. Thanks so much for all the replies!

I think retrospectively, people have a hard time coming to grips with this idea. But in reality, before the widespread usage of private cars, everyone relied on public transportation or walking. If we had the incentive to really develop public transportation, then all of the problems listed above would not be real issues...And I just don't see why it is that difficult to call someone up to move your mattress for you, or call someone up to drive you and your family to the countryside for a vacation if it can't be accessed by rail.
 
Private automobiles are a great way to transport cargo and items from place to place. Try moving your mattress or sofa via public transportation. It can't be done easily.

Oh yeah? About a month ago I saw a guy carrying a chair on the bus. It was more like one of those comfortable chairs you have in your house, like, in the living room. When he got off the bus, every minute he would sit it down for a few seconds then pick it up and continue walking with it. So, that could work. LOL :)
 
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