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== Political economy ==
== Political economy ==
Car dependency is a highly profitable configuration for a society which benefits car manufacturing companies as well as the financial lenders which provide financing for cars, which tend to be too expensive for commoners to buy outright.  
Car dependency is a highly profitable configuration for a society which benefits car manufacturing companies as well as the financial lenders which provide financing for cars, which tend to be too expensive for commoners to buy outright.<ref>{{News citation|author=[[Hakim]]|title=cars are dumb and pointless (and ruin cities)|date=2022-05-25|url=https://youtu.be/WKiUk4vqxu0}}</ref>


The most obvious example of this boardroom calcualation is the General Motors (GM) streetcar conspiracy, where GM bought streetcar companies for the sole purpose of shutting them down, to incentivize commuters to purchase a private vehicle for themselves.<ref>{{News citation|author=Colin Marshall|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Story of cities #29: Los Angeles and the 'great American streetcar scandal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/25/story-cities-los-angeles-great-american-streetcar-scandal}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|author=Mark Henricks|newspaper=CBS News|title=The GM Trolley Conspiracy: What Really Happened|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-gm-trolley-conspiracy-what-really-happened/}}</ref>
The most obvious example of this boardroom calcualation is the General Motors (GM) streetcar conspiracy, where GM bought streetcar companies for the sole purpose of shutting them down, to incentivize commuters to purchase a private vehicle for themselves.<ref>{{News citation|author=Colin Marshall|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Story of cities #29: Los Angeles and the 'great American streetcar scandal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/25/story-cities-los-angeles-great-american-streetcar-scandal}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|author=Mark Henricks|newspaper=CBS News|title=The GM Trolley Conspiracy: What Really Happened|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-gm-trolley-conspiracy-what-really-happened/}}</ref>

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Car dependency refers to a condition where a built environment (urban, suburban, rural) incentivizes car usage over alternative forms of transportation such as bicycles, public transit, and walking.

Political economy

Car dependency is a highly profitable configuration for a society which benefits car manufacturing companies as well as the financial lenders which provide financing for cars, which tend to be too expensive for commoners to buy outright.[1]

The most obvious example of this boardroom calcualation is the General Motors (GM) streetcar conspiracy, where GM bought streetcar companies for the sole purpose of shutting them down, to incentivize commuters to purchase a private vehicle for themselves.[2][3]

Costs of car dependency

Costs on individuals

  • maintenance costs
  • insurance costs
  • financing costs

Costs on society

References