Re:Driving – An extinction event
by ArkyBeagle on Sunday February 12, 2017 @11:56AM
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Of course I mean disparity in mass :)
"Walkability" is inherently political ( goes to land use ) , and it's strongly correlated at least with people's identity.
Cars have been about for 100 years, but it's only recently that there's been any writing to the effect of there being conflict. I think the basic mindset of drivers is a lot the problem, but it should be clear that as a pedestrian, you cannot trust car drivers to be very aware. There's only so much gain to be had there with things like rule changes.
I see this as an extension of "everything is a college campus" but maybe that's just me.
> only recently
Perhaps you should do a more thorough literature review.
The NYT reported, "Nation roused against motor killings" in 1924.
I don't know what you mean by that.
> cannot frame disparity in mass as "taking away rights"
I'm guessing you're referring to the difference in the mass of an automobile and a person. Right-of-way laws are only one of the policies that I'm referring to, but that in particular was/is in fact taking away rights. Pedestrians had the right to cross the street at any place or time until automobile manufacturers ran marketing campaigns (such as inventing the term "Jay walking") and lobbied to change laws.
Of course there should be some compromise, to promote safety and convenience, but perhaps we erred too much on the side of the automobile.