Should we ban all cars??

Question

I am doing a debate sort of thing with my class, and I think
that cars should not be banned ,but i can hardly think of anything why cars should not be banned.

Answer 1

If cars were banned, how would people be able to get anywhere if they don't live in a big city? In New York City, the MTA (public transportation) has a monopoly over all of us since they're the only public transportation system. Whenever there is a fare hike, we can only complain about it, we don't have any other thing to turn to.

If cars were banned, the rest of the states, cities, etc would have the same thing going on.

Answer 2

I don't think that cars should be banned. If this debate has to do with carbon dioxide emmissions causing global warming, it is too much of a drastic step.

I think we should be focusing on technology that will let cars run without fuel, but rather electricity or another alternative.

Instead, for all major cities, I suggest a system that is already in work in Mexico City:

According to the last digit of a car's licence plate(i.e: AL2 V33'4').

Cars ending in even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8.....) can only be driven every other day (i.e. Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

Cars with odd numbers(3,5,7...) every other day (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)

Answer 3

It is the most efficient mode of transportation that we have available. You should debate that it's the responsibility of car manufacturers to create cars that are much more economic and are much more environmentally friendly. The majority of the energy that cars make is wasted because of a lot of heat loss. That's why it's important for auto manufacturers to create cars that maintain a good temperature, and that's what oil is used for, besides lubrication and overheating prevention. You main points should be how cars shouldn't be banned, but made better. How it's not effecient for man to walk long distances, but rather drive a fuel-efficient, environmentally-friendly car that could actually benefit the world.

Answer 4

In the USA a significant number of jobs would be lost!!(at least 25% of the workforce is in some way connected to the manufacture, transport of, sales of automobiles) Our entire economy and way of life would be changed. Property values in some suburb areas would drop drastically, and many people would lose their homes and savings because of no transportation to the urban areas. The urban areas would become totally crowded with grid-lock on movement, the current public transportation systems would be inadequate for decades. People being further crowded into urban areas would increase crime and disease. Vast areas of the country/continent and world would be inaccessible.

Just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are a thousand other unpleasant outcomes from banning cars without alternative transportation measure in place.

Answer 5

I think if you're living in a place that already has a good bus or train service in place, then a car probably isn't very necessary. There are exceptions to this though - mainly for disabled or older persons who would otherwise be confined to their homes if they couldn't own a car to get around in.

Sometimes a car is also necessary for somebody who has a lot of children and needs to be able to get them all to school on time, and do shopping, run errands, pick kids up afterwards, day trips, etc. And sometimes certain jobs require that you drive. This all needs to be taken into consideration.

Of course though, most people probably don't need their cars - they're just very nice to have and make life a lot easier. But that probably isn't a good enough reason to justify having one. :-)

Answer 6

How would you get around with out them. Okay - you can take the bus, but they don't drop you off exactly at your destination, then if it's raining you get to walk the rest of the way. Buses stop running at a certain time, what if you have to get medication in the middle of the night. Or have to go to the emergency room? Think about everything you did over a weeks time and how you would have done it without a car.

Answer 7

If you go to Europe you will find the European Union *EU..is doing everything possible to stop global warming.
In England, they have a climate like our northwest..think of Seatlle and Washington...rain, lots and lots of rain...well in England they're having a drought, likewise western Spain which also is very very rainy...and we are not talking like 100 year records, we are talking like 500 year records...so they are taking global warming very seriously in Europe..
America used to have much better public transportation...there were railroads which crossed the country, today railroad traffic is mostly commercial not passanger oriented...outside New York DC and Chicago you try to get anywhere with public transportation...I live in Denver and if I had to rely on public transportation I wouldn't be able to hold down a job...the buses are horribly not on time and any snowstorm knocks them out completely...
so let's see, cars ruin our air, cause us to go to war in Iraq to defend oil fields, cost A LOT of money for gas and insurance, and when you buy a car it is worth less than 45 percent of it's value the instant you buy it...sounds like lunacy to me
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Answer 8

banning cars would mean banning all vehicles including trucks. with no trucks or cars we couldnt go anywhere and wouldnt have most of the things we rely on including food.

Answer 9

Without car, you will take 3 days to walk to school and another 3 days to walk home. So, you left only 1 day to study in school?

Answer 10

No, but maybe banning fossil fuels is a better debate topic.