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Is private car ownership becoming a thing of the past?

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Period21 Nov 2021

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  • Titlehttps://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-40748418.html
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletThe Irish Examiner
    Media typePrint
    Country/TerritoryIreland
    Date21/11/21
    DescriptionDr Mike Hynes, an environmental sociology lecturer at NUI Galway, told the Irish Examiner that the car was placed “atop the hierarchy” when it came to transport infrastructure from the '90s onwards.

    “Essentially what we did was mirror the policy of the UK in the 1970s,” he said. “What they did was sat someone down, and asked how many more cars will we have in 20 years’ time in order to provide that road space.

    “That goes into a spiral, as if you go into that paradigm it’s a never-ending cycle of car dependency. The idea of automobility becomes institutionalised in Ireland.”
    Producer/AuthorSean Murray
    URLhttps://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-40748418.html
    PersonsMike Hynes