Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity
by Kuinox on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:02PM
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An appartement in Paris for a family is at least a millions dollar, you are telling me they can't afford a car?
No, moving in car is simply inconvenient here. You can walk or take the public transit to get where you want, it's just faster.
Lots of parisians have a car, often in a parking spot far from their home, and rarely uses it.
Someone commuting to Paris with a car instead of public transit is seen as someone mad loosing their time in bad transit.
Again, watch the videos of the person I sent, you prone bringing a new point of view while it's the same carbrain arguments that is unable to even imagine an alternative, that already exists.
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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity
by xyzelement on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:37PM
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Again I don't understand your point. Obviously it's possible to live in a city without a car and with kids and some percentage of people will chose to do that for a variety of reasons. Nobody is disputing that.
Both US and other counties have cities where you can live without a car and some people do that. If that's all you are claiming then sure I agree.
My point is simply that the likelihood of someone wanting/needing a car goes up as they have kids. Are you telling me that the likelihood of a Parisian family moving out of the city and/or getting a car doesn't statistically increase with every incremental child? I'd find that hard to believe.
I would also bet that there are very few Parisian families having 3+ kids while it's more likely outside of the city, same as in the US.