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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (25 children)

this is a good thing, other countries should do it too

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  • [–] 20 points 3 years ago* (17 children)

    Other countries like Singapore, sure. Countries where you've got to go 20-25 km just to buy basic groceries, fuck no.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    I lived in Singapore without a car, there is no need to own a car. I used public transport and ride sharing without ever feeling that having a car would have improved my experience. In Hong Kong it was the same, and I lived in the Northern Territories, however in Sydney we had a car even though public transport was great, because its a big fucking country. Now in Penang, Malaysia there is no usable public transport, so a car is absolutely essential.

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    20km for groceries is not bad transit planning it's called living in the middle of fucking nowhere. It's completely irrelevant to any discussion related to urban planning and car dependency.

    Smfh

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    did you really think I was referring to rural areas lmfao

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I mean, yeah? I did. Because what non-rural areas require going 20-25km for groceries by car?

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  • [+] -15 points 3 years ago (7 children)

    20-25 km to buy groceries means there should be public transport available to get you there. Or it means that your villages and cities are shittily built to not have neccessities within walking distance.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (4 children)

    Has nothing to do with shittily built, public transport for 5 people that's available around the clock isn't something that's even remotely feasible, nor is it economical.

    Apart from that, if you think like that, you're part of the problem. Where do you think the groceries will come from in the future? From farmers that go about with public transport?

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    I'm disabled and live among farms with no immediate public transport... I don't think other countries should try this. If I couldn't afford a car, I wouldn't be able to go anywhere.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Obviously this is only for urban areas

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Upvote because you were at 0. I don't think paying $100,000 for the ability to drive a car is a good system.

    Car dependency is better fixed by better city planning.

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