There are certainly people who just hate cars, but there are others who just think vehicles use roads and streets and are not charged for the use; a gasoline tax is not a vehicle-specific mileage charge. Vehicles are also parked on streets and roads an not charges the sometime non-zero opportunity cost of occupying the space another vehicle wants to occupy. Finally , when vehicles move too close to each others at certain times and places they cause congestion, only part of the cost of which is born by the congestor and they are not charged for this externality. If vehicle owners were charged for all these costs some would make different choices about when and where to drive and park their vehicles.
There are certainly people who just hate cars, but there are others who just think vehicles use roads and streets and are not charged for the use; a gasoline tax is not a vehicle-specific mileage charge. Vehicles are also parked on streets and roads an not charges the sometime non-zero opportunity cost of occupying the space another vehicle wants to occupy. Finally , when vehicles move too close to each others at certain times and places they cause congestion, only part of the cost of which is born by the congestor and they are not charged for this externality. If vehicle owners were charged for all these costs some would make different choices about when and where to drive and park their vehicles.