London is once again leading the world in a headlong rush to impoverishing, regressive, idiotic dystopia as it plans to close some 200 streets over the weekend. This will help Londoners experience a world without private transport, which will no doubt highlight just how valuable cars are.
While numerous cities and countries around the world — including locations in the U.S. — have signed onto plans to reduce or entirely phase out private car ownership (except for the elite), England’s leaders have been disturbingly eager to implement these Orwellian policies quickly. From Oxford to London, politicians are trying to paint a car-free world as paradise. Don’t be surprised if this backfires on them; people with cars aren’t stupid enough to fall in love with having to walk or bike or catch public transport everywhere. Previous efforts to restrict car traffic have been extremely and understandably unpopular.
