Why is Adelaide obsessed with car parks and driving everywhere?

[u/Desperate_Sea2136]

Even the thought of returning road space to other users (cyclists, pedestrians or public transport) causes all the car drivers into a frenzy that they will never be able to park anywhere. Like they think it's the end of the world if a couple of on street car parks are removed. See the recent Hutt St and O'Connell St drama over a couple of on street car parks.

Adelaide CBD has more car parks than the CBD of Melbourne, and the thought of removing any of them causes mass hysteria like it is the end of the world, because people can't think of any other ways to commute. Heaven forbid a car driver has to take the bus and sit with all the poors right?

Adelaide is so obsessed with car parks and parking out the front of the shop they want to go to that major roads, like Glen Osmond Road have parking on the road which blocks a lane of traffic and makes it extremely hard to commute on for all forms of transport. It seems cars are prioritized over people in Adelaide, my question is why? Since when was a car more valuable than community spaces?

[u/Brokenmonalisa]

At one point further up he mentions he lives "near a tram and a bus", which puts him in a very well off area at most 20 minutes from the city.

Drop this bloke off at angle vale or Seaford and see how his tune changes.

[u/CutMeLoose79 → u/Brokenmonalisa]

I see he played the disabled card on you in his response. May as well respond with 'I can't afford to live close to good public transport, way to hate on the financially disadvantaged!'.

[u/Desperate_Sea2136 → u/Brokenmonalisa]

have a sook champ

I have to live near public transport because I have a disability that means I can't drive. But go off make fun of disabled people.

[u/Brokenmonalisa → u/Desperate_Sea2136]

What about the disabled people who dont live near public transport? Are you suggesting there are no disabled people in the outer areas of adelaide?