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• Allero@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  People commonly have a choice not to drive a car in the first place.

  Though cultural pressures, as well as some specific areas being genuinely hard to reach, pushes many people towards it anyway. But if you have a choice, choose public.

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  • Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Have you seen North American public transportation?

    Yeah, I have a “choice”, but it’s 60-85 minutes on 3 busses or a 12 minute drive to get to and from work.

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    • Allero@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, US is one of these hard to reach places

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      • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        This thread is peak Lemmy.

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      • Anivia@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Also, 12 minutes drive is a biking distance

        My 15 minute car commute would take over an hour with a bicycle, lead me over multiple busy and dangerous country roads, has three mountains with over 20% elevation that I have to pass, and would be incredibly unsafe in the winter even with studded tires.

        Don’t get me wrong, I actually do take my bicycle when I’m not in a hurry and the weather is right. But it’s a huge time sink and doesn’t absolve my of my dependency on a car.

        The same commute takes 2 hours with public transport btw so that’s even worse

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      • alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’d have to ride several blocks on a 4 lane stroad to go anywhere outside of my neighborhood. It’s so depressing.

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  • gustofwind@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    People do not commonly have a choice here

    In America there is near 0 public transit outside of a few major cities

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