If We Want a Shift to Walking, We Need to Prioritize Dignity

Re:If We Want a Shift to Walking, We Need to Prioritize Dignity by shiroiushi on Friday August 02, 2024 @05:56AM (#41137448)

>People who harp on Houston for being designed around cars (notably the “Not Just Bikes” channel on YouTube) usually live somewhere like the Netherlands with moderate weather and never address just how uncomfortable it is to be outside in Houston half the year. It also rains heavily in Houston quite frequently (90 days of rain/year). >I would love more walkable infra but I don’t blame anyone for not wanting to walk in Houston.

Here in Tokyo, it's also quite hot, and extremely humid during the summer. Rain is very common during the summer as well, and we have typhoons too. Even so, everyone walks here, and lots of people (including moms with little kids) ride bicycles too, rain or shine.

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Re:If We Want a Shift to Walking, We Need to Prioritize Dignity by rufus_foreman on Friday August 02, 2024 @09:06PM (#41143958)

>> Here in Tokyo, it's also quite hot, and extremely humid during the summer

Here are two weatherspark links for Tokyo and Houston:

https://weatherspark.com/y/143809/Average-Weather-in-Tokyo-J...

https://weatherspark.com/y/9247/Average-Weather-in-Houston-T...

Scroll down to the "Humidity Comfort Levels" sections of those two pages.

Those are not the same things. Tokyo is very different from Houston. Having just gotten back from south Texas, I know this.

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Re:If We Want a Shift to Walking, We Need to Prioritize Dignity by seoulmetro on Sunday August 04, 2024 @08:05PM (#41157168)

I never understood why people compare places like Houston and Tokyo... Do these people lack any form of logical reasoning? It's the reason why the saying "apples to oranges" exists.

Do you know how dumb it sounds to compare two entirely different places as if they should relate?

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