Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking”
by maccard on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @10:24PM
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All of your complaints are US centric. I'm visiting the US right now for the first time, and it's incredible how reliant on cars you are. We had to drive for dinner tonight, and we did not see _one_ pedestrian.
In the UK, a 10 mile radius will probably encompass 4 or 5 different towns, each of which will have their own centre, and will provide _most_ of what you require, and public transport is sufficient for most people (there will always be exceptions).
> A life without personal cars would be a rather limited and even serfish one.
I invite you to come and live in the UK. Many of the cities, and even towns, are perfectly liveable in without personal cars. Yes there are things you can do with a personal car that you can't do without one, but that applies to most products in our lives.
In the UK, a 10 mile radius will probably encompass 4 or 5 different towns, each of which will have their own centre, and will provide _most_ of what you require, and public transport is sufficient for most people (there will always be exceptions).
> A life without personal cars would be a rather limited and even serfish one.
I invite you to come and live in the UK. Many of the cities, and even towns, are perfectly liveable in without personal cars. Yes there are things you can do with a personal car that you can't do without one, but that applies to most products in our lives.