Fuck Cars

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[–] HaywardT@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 3 years ago

And trains aren't stuck to roads. And planes aren't stuck to roads. And ships aren't stuck to roads.

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[–] torpak@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 years ago (10 children)

cars are stuck to roads and much less efficient everywhere many people need to go. cars are basically useful where only few people live or work.

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[+] Stovetop@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (9 children)

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[–] BraBraBra@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (7 children)

If you can't conveniently travel by train, that is a failure of the design of your city, not trains. If the destination a train took you to was walkable you wouldn't need a car, because the train could cover the large distances, and you could simply walk from the train to your necessary locations.

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[+] Stovetop@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)

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[–] BraBraBra@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (5 children)

Sure, if we can build the infrastructure for cars there, why not trains too. You're quite closed minded. But also, why can't you just bike in a village? I mentioned cities because that's where trains tend to be, genius.

There's trams, there's bikes, there's buses, etc. etc. etc.

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[–] shiftymccool@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Sure, I'll just bike through 4 feet of snow to get to town. Roads don't need to fall within specific tolerances to operate either, like tracks. Have you ever been to the country? Anywhere that snows? You sound like "city folk" to me and you throwing around "closed minded" and "genius" when someone else brings up a contradictory point makes you sound more like "city asshole". Maybe keep the conversation civil, eh?

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[–] BraBraBra@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago

There are several alternatives to trains. It was the appropriate example for cities. This is dead simple. If you're gonna be a condescending, mocking asshole all while completely missing the point, you're gonna get some sass. Simple as, fuck off if you can't handle it.