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> forbidding car ownership

No need to be dramatic here. First, it's not "forbidden," just expensive. And the cost reflects the level of risk. Insurance companies aren't charities, and the marketplace is competitive, at least.

Deeply destructive, perhaps, but the norm in European countries. They prefer making driving expensive (be it via taxes, or import duties, etc).

The US is still far cheaper to drive in, by comparison.

There are European countries that forbid car ownership?

No one in this thread is advocating forbidding car ownership.

The original comment I responded to does, which is why I called it an astonishing statement.

Nah, not destructive, if I say so myself. More like: disruptive. Which should be a pretty popular concept around here?

To elaborate, maybe: I would fully support a robo-taxi scheme to ferry people to and from their job, shopping, or whatever. Where I live, shared e-vehicles are as good as it gets right now, but that's definitely a promising step already.