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I'm convinced it's magic (lemmy.world)

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

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 days ago

Stop thinking you communist little shit! Need to stop buses so can sell more crrrs!

Now to make them really mad, think about how clean the air, how silent the streets were if we ONLY had buses. How technologically interesting they would be, with hepa filters so people dont get sick and have less argument for individual cars.

[+] [email protected] -16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (13 children)

Don't sing the buses any praises yet. The dark incentive to carry more people means the seats are quite rigid, vertical, bad quality and narrow in both directions. All in the name of transporting people like cattle (and for pretty much the same purpose). I can't sit in my city's new buses because my legs literally don't fit on the seat to the knees before hitting the next seat, even if I manspread. Have been asking around if other people are having this issue because I intend to file a legal case.

[+] [email protected] -7 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I think you mean man spreading.

Also you could just stand you 7 foot tall behemoth

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I'm 187cm (like 6'2 or something) and I have this issue. Anything that's not a 4 seater on buses or regional trains will lead to my knees pressing into the seat in front if I don't sit perfectly upright (which isn't a great option for a 90+ minute train ride). Some bus seats have so little leg space that I flat out cannot fit without sitting diagonally (they're actually worse than the last cheap airline I flew with somehow, tho tbf that was like 8 years ago and might be worse now).

When these buses come once every 15 minutes at peak time, it's not even really a capacity issue, frequency could absolutely be higher if desired. Though 4 seaters existing means it's generally fine, and my bus rides generally aren't long enough that I can't just stand instead. Designing a bus with that little leg room without 4 seaters would be a real issue though. Accomodating everyone and efficiency for the average person will always be a balance to strike, but everyone for whom it's feasibly possible should at least have some option to be comfortable on public transport.

I fucking hate being tall.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I take the bus home after a long day of work. Among the last things I want is stand; if I wanted to, I'd actually demand it be treated as paid overtime. Fuck terminal capitalism.

And yes I meant manspreading. I had to edit when I realized some 5 minutes after the fact.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Hey, points for using the bus system (even if it's because $) despite its faults. Consider about ways those cramped seats hamper people with various disabilities (canes/crutches/oxygen) and perhaps the % of population vs the number of "handicap seats" as you think about how to file a claim.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

6' 1 3/4" and occasionally face (knee?) same issue.

In my opinion manspreading is voluntary inconsiderate behavior, not manspreading if forced by infrastructure.

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