Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking”
by contingencies on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @05:03PM
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I think you are evaluating many things from an American context and you reveal that you are older. IMHO the problem with American environments are that they're often semi-explicitly designed around the car. If you are used to a car, not having one is probably a horrible prospect. However, as you explicitly discussed aging, you can't put your head in the sand - obviously eventually you won't be able to drive a car, so you'd better get ready for it. Most of the US likely won't change quickly enough to lessen that challenge for you, but perhaps with younger generations behind change one day that issue won't be faced by others.
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Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking”
by Noos on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @06:03PM
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You can drive a car a lot longer than you can walk. I could do a 30 minute walk as a younger person, but now it's something I could only do as a special thing, not every day to a job. Society will not be able to redesign for this; if anything it's other people who own cars that act as caregivers for housebound seniors as their work.
Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking”
by icebraining on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @02:13AM
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Oh, wow, that's not my experience at all. Most of my older relatives and their friends walked 30m/day into their 80s, long after they no longer had the reflexes or eyesight to be safe drivers.
The thing with walking is that it's very much a "use it or lose it" thing; people who never owned cars are much more likely to keep walking.
Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking”
by ck425 on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @04:37AM
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Can I ask what age you? You should easily be able to walk 30 min at any age short of 60, unless you have relates health issues. If you can't then you need to seriously consider improving your health.
Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking”
by tasuki on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @12:43PM
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My dad is 66 and can easily walk for hours. I think the problem here is strictly health issues, not age. (Obviously, health issues often come with age... but age itself is not the limiting factor at all!)