▲ 1306 ▼ This is my reason for joining "Fuck Cars" (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 258 comments fedilink hide all child comments Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/1dh3net/because_of_the_anticonsumption_mindset_i_have_so/
[–] Aux@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) The problem with your logic is that top 5 most popular vehicles in the New York City are: Chevrolet Silverado Ford F-Series Toyota Rav 4 Dodge RAM Nissan Rogue Tell me more about how these guys live in a sparsely populated area and need hauling hay and lumber all day long. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately a lot of people buy these to haul kids. They act like you can't put car seats in a sedan and put strollers in the trunk. We had 5 people in my dad's 1972 Mercury Capri when I was growing up. The back seat was small. Of course we weren't as fat as typical Americans are today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago When I had two kids in car seats I upgraded to a bigger car. It was a VW Jetta wagon/estate. Plenty of space for both kids and all our stuff to go on week long vacations. And since it was a diesel it got like 40mpg highway. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dojan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I mean there's status tied to car culture as well. It's a common problem with consumerism, and why people build these tribes around brand loyalty and whatnot. The fact that massive vehicles are popular in NYC isn't incompatible with the notion that delivery services and public transport is available there. According to this... Powerpoint (??) on nyc.gov, about 53% of households in NYC have access to a car (page 53), which is significantly lower than the national average. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately a lot of people buy these to haul kids. They act like you can't put car seats in a sedan and put strollers in the trunk. We had 5 people in my dad's 1972 Mercury Capri when I was growing up. The back seat was small. Of course we weren't as fat as typical Americans are today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago When I had two kids in car seats I upgraded to a bigger car. It was a VW Jetta wagon/estate. Plenty of space for both kids and all our stuff to go on week long vacations. And since it was a diesel it got like 40mpg highway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago When I had two kids in car seats I upgraded to a bigger car. It was a VW Jetta wagon/estate. Plenty of space for both kids and all our stuff to go on week long vacations. And since it was a diesel it got like 40mpg highway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dojan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I mean there's status tied to car culture as well. It's a common problem with consumerism, and why people build these tribes around brand loyalty and whatnot. The fact that massive vehicles are popular in NYC isn't incompatible with the notion that delivery services and public transport is available there. According to this... Powerpoint (??) on nyc.gov, about 53% of households in NYC have access to a car (page 53), which is significantly lower than the national average. permalink fedilink source parent
