US spends billions on roads rather than public transport in 'climate time bomb'

Re:US spends billions on roads rather than public transport ... by bombcar on Thursday February 29, 2024 @02:52PM (#39554152)

And no matter how we try to sell it, people will almost always prefer a 15 minute drive to a 30 minute walk, or even a 15 minute walk.

Hell, I could walk my children to school (it's a mile away) in freezing weather through a blizzard, but will I? I could lie and say I would, but damn that heated seat feels nice ...

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Re:US spends billions on roads rather than public transport ... by rickydroll on Thursday February 29, 2024 @04:04PM (#39555064)

I dated a woman from Uganda for a while and she said to me that she (and other Ugandan immigrants) Americans were crazy. Why would you want to walk anywhere when you have a car. She explained that back in Uganda, you had to walk everywhere and it was not a good life.

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