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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

The one time I was in NYC, I was flabbergasted by the traffic because it was literally the opposite of what I expected from hearing about it and having seen jokes about it for literally my entire life.

There was basically no cars on the road, but so many people on the sidewalk it was hard to walk anywhere unless you walked in the street. Also everytime I hailed a cab to go somewhere thinking it was pretty far, they would be like "Bruh! You don't need to pay me for that, it's literally just down the street!" So I ended up walking all over the city and never taking any kind of vehicle.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 19 hours ago

Someone should tell these people about gasoline (or electricity) if they think "having to pay to use your car" is an insane notion.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 18 hours ago

I asked Google and told me that's like one mile distance.

This fucker is serious that he has no other way of traveling that then by car?

I bet taking the car actually takes longer if there's any traffic at all.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Driving in Manhattan is for truck deliveries and taxis only.

If you try to drive a car from point to point in Manhattan, you're an asshole.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago

25 years ago, I felt safer riding a bicycle in Manhattan than I did in Boston...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

That goes for every densely populated city. In Europe we have similar problems and still there are those SUV Assholes driving their cars in areas even delivery vehicles fear to enter. (Imagine Roads made for horse carriages... they are now one way and barely fit those dick extensions)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago
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