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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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@baseddesigner.eth
in Lisbon itโ€™s only official city taxis that are allowed, uber and bolt arenโ€™t
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@vitalik.eth
Which implies that it's because official city taxis pay some kind of tax, and so this is an obfuscated way of paying for priority. So... why not just add a pay-for-priority-passes feature directly, and let people with their own cars also benefit from it if they choose to pay the same tax?
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@baseddesigner.eth
Yes I think the only thing stopping from implementing that is the bureaucracy required (registry?) and extra work on the visual of the car (proof that you have it). I think thatโ€™s why people with their own cars canโ€™t benefit from it on per ride basis, theyโ€™ll need something visible that they can be turned on?
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Steve
@stevehere.eth
Because the feature of a relatively-jam-free lane reduces as more people join that system. The priority lane's a physically scarce commodity (2 cars cannot occupy the same physical space), thus is unfortunately susceptible to the tragedy of the commons (even of the commons is artificial).
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@hertzog
People who use taxis don't consume parking spaces, which are also a scarce city resource, and they get priority in traffic a reward. Arguably, the same rule should be applied to Uber and such, perhaps with the same taxation as well.
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