• cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    11 months ago

    I dont expect parking fees to affect people who already buyva car that is not economically viable. It hits where it does not hurt.

    • blubfisch@discuss.tchncs.de
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      13
      ·
      11 months ago

      Here’s the thing: people don’t make decision based on cost, but on what they feel what the cost is. For example: there are studies showing people underestimate the cost of car ownership by a factor of 2. They typically forget about the loss in value and the repair costs. Parking fees (if taken per occasion) are cost that people actually feel every day, making it more likely that they factor into their decision, maybe even more so than fuel costs.