Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
In multiple European cities now I see taxis being allowed to use the bus lane (while of course regular cars are not). What's the policy justification for this?
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Mac Budkowski ᵏ
@macbudkowski
I like it. When I need to move fast to e.g., catch a plane, I take a taxi. Taxi drivers need to have a license, so they pay back some money to the city for utilizing the bus lane.
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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
If the goal is to charge for priority access to give a way for people who really need it to get priority and raise revenue, why not decouple the "taxi vs car" aspect from the "paying for priority or not" aspect?
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Mac Budkowski ᵏ
@macbudkowski
IMO because: - rich people would just buy this access and use the lanes even when they're not in a rush, - taxis are shared and utilized most of the time vs. private cars that move from point A to point B and get parked.
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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
I know plenty of rich people who don't even have their own cars, and uber everywhere. (I'm one of them, but as a nomad having my own car is impractical; I mean more stationary types) The parking thing is legit, but could be addressed by parking fees?
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Alberto
@albestn1
Living and driving in europe is only for pro. Our cities, our roads, our spaces are very different from asia/usa. Especially in some country like Spain/France/Italy. Sometimes car is necessary
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