The most famous critique of the disproportionate amount of space occupied by automobiles is represented by a poster from the city of Münster, which compares the space taken up by 60 cars, one bus, and 72 bicycles (all carrying 72 people). The image clearly demonstrates that the space required by automobiles to transport the same number of passengers is staggeringly larger.
I have previously pointed out in a video and an article that the comparison by the Münster municipality, though educational and striking, underestimated the true space occupied by automobiles. The photo does not account for the space occupied by cars when they are in motion. Furthermore, automobiles demand a vast amount of road infrastructure, parking spaces, and garages when stationary.
