Comment by seydor
1 day ago
People adapt. Hopefully it will be more like elevators and less like public toilets.
And then there will be cameras
1 day ago
People adapt. Hopefully it will be more like elevators and less like public toilets.
And then there will be cameras
In public spaces specifically, at least in Sweden, like train stations, the only difference between an elevator and a toilet is that one has to pay to enter the toilet.
> one has to pay to enter the toilet.
I’m not sure what people were expecting when they implemented this policy. There’s plenty of places to pee in the world, a restroom is a request it happens in one particular place.
Nah, cameras work as long as people are watching and infractions are punished. You need a high conviction rate. Without that people realize that theres a good chance nothing happens, so they stop caring.
Forcing people to pay, and then using that payment to ensure upkeep, is what makes a difference.
Waymo will be making way for cheap versions, where costs are even lower and upkeep a suggestion.
With per-per-minute sharing cars having existed in many cities in Europe 10+ years, this concept is not new.
People will adapt to the level of cleanliness in the car the get into, so it's a slippery slope. Users will behave respectfully in the early days (maybe because they are first-movers), and then it deteriorates long term.
My own experience is that people used to not even leave an empty soda bottle in the cars and now I see remains from take-out in the floor, coffee cups, chewing gum left around the dashboard etc. You can report this to the car service, but they won't be able to take any meaningful action on it.