I'd have more sympathy for your position if auto drivers didn't seem to think they owned the road, margins, turn lanes and basically anything else that isn't a building.
Shared space doesn't mean "shared with other auto drivers only."
Even if the drivers/users ratio is constant, raw #drivers does matter, given a fixed amount of space. As you get more drivers in the same amount of space, the minimum average distance from a user to a driver decreases.
I always sit in the front, it never occurred to me that this might be annoying for the driver. Is it?
When I've driven people around, even people I've barely met (say friends-of-friends), I've always preferred that they sit in the front. I was never a pro driver though.
No more or less than the back of a bus I imagine. People seem to prefer windows there while being driven, and I don't suspect removing the driver changes that.
I mean, you're trapped in a confined space with the driver. The same is not true with cashiers, receptionists, or janitors. That is why it feels different. "This is awkward, I'm out," doesn't work at 60mph on the freeway.
Ah, yeah that's a great point. Definitely don't think they're taking advantage of all the possible space. I feel like drivers have a bit of a thankless job. I definitely appreciate them more after learning this kind of stuff.
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