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Re:The Immobile Masses: Why Traffic Is Awful and Public Tran... by HeyLaughingBoy on Thursday March 24, 2016 @03:38PM (#11355767)
Some Americans have driveways 1/2 mile long. And longer...
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Re:The Immobile Masses: Why Traffic Is Awful and Public Tran... by swiley on Friday March 25, 2016 @12:19AM (#11358462)
My parents house (that I used to live at) was a mile from it's mailbox at the end of a long private dirt road. I would walk to get the mail every afternoon (I was homeschooled) to help clear my head and to get some daily exercise.
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Re:The Immobile Masses: Why Traffic Is Awful and Public Tran... by legulere on Thursday March 24, 2016 @05:51PM (#11356764)
That's like 800 m, still very walkable
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Re:The Immobile Masses: Why Traffic Is Awful and Public Tran... by pavel_lishin on Thursday March 24, 2016 @07:58PM (#11357519)
But not very fun when it's 103 degrees outside.
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Re:The Immobile Masses: Why Traffic Is Awful and Public Tran... by buckbova on Thursday March 24, 2016 @07:11PM (#11357261)
You still have to walk back.
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