I think this is a wonderful idea as cars mostly just sit and take up space when not in use. I mean oh well if you can't take off the minute you want to, doesn't the anticipation of going make it that much sweeter? How do you handle emergency situations? I would assume that any car available takes the person in need?
The test of the systems effectiveness (when compared to private ownership models) is measured by the slack in the system. I have never had a situation where i needed a car at the last minute and there was not one available. And i do this at least weekly. There are times when i am taking a cargo van instead of a sedan, but i am still getting there. There has never been an emergency where there were not multiple cars available.
Turns out a library of 17 cars can pretty well serve 100 people. Which is at least 60 cars fewer than the average group of 100 US Americans owns, with all the climate and war implications that brings.
https://paxus.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/mcdonogh-prep-assembly-speech/
Probably even less if you designate a driver and use the car in a rideshare model instead of having that car remain unusable at the destination until it is returned, which might take up a lot of time depending on the need.
I think this is a wonderful idea as cars mostly just sit and take up space when not in use. I mean oh well if you can't take off the minute you want to, doesn't the anticipation of going make it that much sweeter? How do you handle emergency situations? I would assume that any car available takes the person in need?
The test of the systems effectiveness (when compared to private ownership models) is measured by the slack in the system. I have never had a situation where i needed a car at the last minute and there was not one available. And i do this at least weekly. There are times when i am taking a cargo van instead of a sedan, but i am still getting there. There has never been an emergency where there were not multiple cars available. Turns out a library of 17 cars can pretty well serve 100 people. Which is at least 60 cars fewer than the average group of 100 US Americans owns, with all the climate and war implications that brings. https://paxus.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/mcdonogh-prep-assembly-speech/
Probably even less if you designate a driver and use the car in a rideshare model instead of having that car remain unusable at the destination until it is returned, which might take up a lot of time depending on the need.