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[–] -4 points 15 hours ago (1 child)

What is a "car appreciater" doing in fuck cars? Ah you're just here to cause trouble

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  • [–] 2 points 10 hours ago

    Let me explain:

    I enjoy spirited driving, track days, go karting, and some other parts of cars and car culture. At the same time, I believe public transit needs to be dramatically, massively reprioritized over passenger cars. And I think trucks and SUVs should require a commercial driver's license to legally operate.

    And I put my money where my mouth is by gladly paying the ~$1000 per year RTA excise when renewing tabs for the expensive sporty electric wagon I own, which funds Sound Transit 3, in my opinion the nation's most ambitious and impactful transit expansion.

    I also often use the light rail to get to and from Seattle proper from the suburbs. And I very often have friends come visit whom I pick up and drop off at that same transit station.

    When I travel abroad I go out of my way to refuse taxis, much preferring to use transit or even walking when that's a reasonable alternative.

    And at home I, at nearly all costs, avoid ever using any "rideshare" platforms.

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