No one is really suggesting we get rid of cars for fully rural areas; it’s completely impractical, and the cost-benefit ratio is abysmal. It’s more about allowing people in cities and suburbs to experience what you already do; being able to go and walk around the area in which they live, have easily accessible green spaces, and unpolluted air to breathe.

This is something that can easily be accomplished without removing your ability to drive around your rural area; interfacing at railway stations or park and rides still allows access to urban spaces for car users.

Transit between distant rural areas could also be accommodated under a public transport system with car share schemes like co-wheels at either end.

It’s not about taking away people’s cars; it’s about making it so the majority of people don’t have to own one, so that we can have a more efficient, less polluting transport network.