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MUH FREEDOM TO BE STUCK IN TRAFFIC (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 101 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (16 children)

Ah, but you see, drivers have the freedom to go the direction they want at any time! Like turning onto an on-ramp. Or off at an off-ramp. Then you can turn at designated intersections at specific times, as long as you are not impeded by one-way, no left turn, no u-turn, etc. Then you can park your car wherever you want, as long as there are places to park your car close enough to your destination, and as long as you pay any fees for parking in high-demand areas or get permission to park there.

As opposed to trains and buses where you can only get on at a specific place... or off at a specific place. Then you can only walk in literally any direction, provided you are not impeded by the flow of cars.

Where's the freedom in that?

[–] [email protected] 53 points 3 days ago (15 children)

Saw a TikTok on the Saturn ad that posed how inefficient car transport is when scaled with large populations. Basically, if you remove the body of the car and have people walk on those same roads, they are just taking up so much space. Traffic is horrible even though there is plenty of space between people. The comments section lacks media literacy in the most basic sense. Either they were willfully ignorant, or just outright stupid.

All the comments were like "doesn't this prove cars are the most efficient form of transport?"

Americans truly need to visit Tokyo, or really any city outside the US that HAS ACTUAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE.

I live in Houston, the worst possible car centric nightmare and I get nearly killed every other day. It's gotten to the point where you don't even flinch when someone almost rams you in a head on because these near misses happen all the time.

I am so fucking sick of cars.

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