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bestusername@aussie.zone â¨7⊠â¨months⊠agoThe car thing is insane, even when you explain that you live in as regional area with limit options AND that I can drive to work in 20mins vs 60mins on public transport, you still get yelled.
Barbarian@sh.itjust.works â¨7⊠â¨months⊠ago
The sane ones make a decent point about infrastructure (Iâm definitely anti-car).
Blaming the individual for the lack of options provided by the government is pretty nuts.
bestusername@aussie.zone â¨7⊠â¨months⊠ago
Iâm in regional Australia, itâs unrealistic to ever expect public transport to overtake private transport, weâre too spread out.
I minimise my driving, but I couldnât survive without my own car, itâs not a black and white issue.
Barbarian@sh.itjust.works â¨7⊠â¨months⊠ago
Sure. I get that. Where I get kinda confused by some people (not blaming you for this!) is when the extrapolation comes out. âWe need cars to cross this massive gap between cities, and thatâs why we shouldnât build this tram line in the middle of this densely populated cityâ. Similarly, just because I think we should (talking about the EU here) make big investments into rail and ban short-haul flights, that doesnât mean I donât see the value in transatlantic flights.
bestusername@aussie.zone â¨7⊠â¨months⊠ago
If you replace âcitiesâ with ârural townsâ you might have a better understanding of why we still need cars in regional areas.
Australia is HUGE, the rural towns are far apart and have low populations.
You canât run a bus/train every 10-20mins for 3 people, you run a bus/train ever 2hrs for 40 people, and theyâll never change.
Iâm all for accessible cities, for those that want to live in them, but youâll never get me away from my quiet rural life on the edge of regional centre. The reality is the transport in my town of 40,000 people has an insignificant impact on the environment compared Sydney, for example, with +5,000,000 people.