How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking”

Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking” by autokad on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @06:08PM (#16163707)

Edit: I retract what I said below taking verylittlemeat's comments into account.

i dont know what the value of 'i live in nyc and i dont need a car' provides. everyone already knows most people in nyc doesnt need a car. the problem is getting people in the densely packed urban areas to understand not all people can (or wants to) live without a car. likewise europeans, we get it, a lot of you dont need a car.

there is very few places in the US most people can function without a car. Philadelphia, NYC, and DC that I can think of. I guess SF, but walking around there was really hard for me.

In Philly, I can walk nearly everywhere and get what I need. like you, it would cost me a ton of money even if I were given a car. I dont need it, and I dont want one. However, I am also a bit trapped in the city. if I want to do any hiking or anything 'outdoorsy', I either have to ask someone to give me a ride or I simply cant do it.

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Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking” by verylittlemeat on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @06:27PM (#16163889)

So then who exactly is the OP arguing against? Who here is arguing people living in suburbs with no public transit should give up their cars?

The OP argues not owning a car is a "virtuous shtick" and then: "You have no social life with no car" and "People here [hacker news] don't get how limited your life is without a car."

Such ridiculous claims deserve to be challenged since the OP seems to be speaking about car ownership in general, not just people living in suburbs.

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Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking” by autokad on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @06:34PM (#16163939)

You are right, I retract what I said.

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