We should really be investing more in public transit, it's way better than electric cars and could be way more convenient if implemented properly
this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2023
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Ok well good luck riding your non motorized ambulance to the hospital then.
You missed the point by miles.
The shitty, ableist, not well thought out point? I’m not gonna feel shit about this. Nothing you could say to make me feel different about that.
Oh no
What purpose does this serve other than alienating the people you're trying to get on your side?
You have to have the alternatives in place before you can convince people to make a change.
Buses already take hours vs. minutes and any road construction that closes stops & routes down adds time and distance to an already long commute.
If you want people to choose your option, you have to make it an option worth choosing.
It's more like a chicken or egg problem. No alternative without masses knowing about the problem. It took me 25 years to see what we sacrifice for cars. Maybe this flashy billboard approach helps to shorten that time for someone else.
I agree with all of these except the last one.
Cars don't ruin cities, the assholes that drive them do.
Guns don't kill people
Nuh uh
I kill people
With guns
Oh my god dude I remember this lol, where did this come from?
Nah, cars ruin everything.
It's a joke lol, just a stab at the people driving cars in cities.
If you've ever spent any amount of time driving a car someplace like say, Atlanta GA, you'd know exactly where I'm getting at.
I spend time driving in Los Angeles.
Cars are bad for everything. Bad drivers (which is everyone, including me) only make it worse.
TIL people in l/fuckcars have no sense of humor
Wow, what a fucking dickhead you are!
Sorry I hurt your feelings somehow, I assure you I was genuinely joking, but since you decided to pull the "Schrödinger's douchebag" card I don't really give a shit what you think.
Humor doesn't exist, you just proved it right there, you must be German.
Humor doesn't exist, you just proved it right there, you must be German
Way to go to sprinkle your odyssey with some prejudice.
There are so many people claiming to be good drivers while ignoring every safety rule there is. Stay within the speed limit, keep the distance to the car in front of you, use the indicator,...
The problem is that streets and signs are so dumbed down that even the dumbest driver gets a false sence of "wow, I am quite good at this". And they are getting more reckless because of this thought.
Anyway, I like your approach to count yourself as a bad driver. Because we all are bad drivers, including me. This thought alone could save lifes.
I can spend 17 minutes driving to work, or 1.5 hours catching buses. Easy choice for me.
"The only factor I care about is my own personal convenience. Nothing else will influence my choices that affect others." That's you.
Literally no one is going to quadruple their commute as a good deed. Right or wrong.
People are struggling for free time from capitalistic slavery as it is.
Okay done. Now that I have eliminated this here my contribution to CO2 emissions, what do we do about the 100 companies that cause 70% of global CO2 emissions? Or is that no longer an issue once my car is taken out of circulation?
I mean.. they're making things for us generally. I don't think they're emitting recreationally. Look at a pie chart of total emissions and figure what you could cut to hit 50%. Do away with all transportation.. Boats planes etc and you're not even close.
If the average person cut out 100% of their carbon emissions for the rest on their life, they'd save, on average, the amount of CO2 that industry creates in ~1 second. Our personal emissions are but a drop in the ocean in the grand scheme. Change is best brought about by voting both metaphocally with our wallets and literally with our ballot papers.
The industries produces CO2 to provide us goods and services. Car is one of them; not using a car, not only I don't produce gazes directly (or less), but I also don't use something “the industry” produced CO2 for.