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> When we can find a viable, safer alternative. The automobile has been a staple of growth of modern society since it's invention.

This is true in areas where car manufacturers bought up all of the light rail and ripped it out. GM was convicted in the 50s and paid a $1 fine for anti-trust behavior. The US gov't has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on roads and highways, so that might be why it looks so viable.

*typo



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