Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking”
by frabbit on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @01:16PM
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The vision impaired and small children should not be driving anyway. And depending on the "handicap" and the age-related abilities they may also be detrimental to safe piloting of a vehicle. The solution is public transport. (Or tandem bicycles).
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Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking”
by rootusrootus on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @03:58PM
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Except that one of the big upsides of autocars is this demographic of people. And many (most) places in the US are not conveniently served by public transit. Heck, I live in one of the better places (Portland Oregon) and even in the core of the city it's going to be easily 2x as long to take PT anywhere vs a private car. IMO the big promise of autocars is the potential for eliminating mass transit along with all it's annoyances.
Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking”
by landryraccoon on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @01:48AM
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They can ride as passengers. You're arguing that tandem bicycles is a serious solution for the elderly or handicapped people? Is there a community where this is common?