Why This US City Has No Sidewalks ON PURPOSE (youtu.be)

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Tl;dw?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I didn’t watch, but the video is about The Villages retirement community in Florida. It’s a peculiar place, I’ve been there once before. No sidewalks, lots of golf carts and roundabouts. And also not to undersell the golf carts aspect, people will get carts that are full on small EV transport with air conditioning:

Or just tricked out

Why golf carts? If I recall correctly (did not verify, so take with a grain of salt) that Florida law is pretty lax on drivers license requirements for golf carts within certain circumstances (over 18, speed limits at 20mph or under, public vs private roads, etc). Which I assume is a nice loophole for retirees avoid those pesky drivers exams in their dotage.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Not to mention the highest STI rates in the nation.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I like the emphasis of "ON PURPOSE", because the opposite is so ludicrous.

"Hey Jeff... I'm not seeing any sidewalks in this city plan. I'm going to add some... WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY'VE ALREADY BUILT IT! Oh, I'm getting fired..."

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