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> Yes, Tokyo has the best public transport in the world, but people would still choose cars if they were faster and cheaper.

thats the point, cars would not be faster and cheaper to move around in Tokyo.



That’s a deliberate choice to slow down cars though. For example, Seoul has great public transport but high speed limits and traffic light patterns make it so that cars are twice as fast as trains. Of course, that pollutes the city and kills people, not to mention increase congestion.

Tokyo intentionally makes cars slow.




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