307 sats \ 20 replies \ @k00b 26 Jul 2022 \ on: WEF Calls to End ‘Wasteful’ Private Car Ownerships to fight climate change 🤡 bitcoin
As a fan of walking and bike riding, I personally would prefer a reduction in cars. While I think everyone should have the right to own or use them, they do seem overused and our cities are too far biased to accommodating them in my opinion.
This so much. Cars are a nuisance and should be banned in city centres IMO. I'd much rather have good public transportation and lots of greenery.
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The thing is: when most people do travel with bikes or walk or use spaceous public transport the problem is already solved. The few people that still choose to use the car aren't a problem anymore because there are just so few of them.
The problem with car-centric infrastructure isn't individuals owning cars - it's just the raw mass/scale of it.
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I think I mostly agree. You can start with banning cars in the very center of a city and at the same time build out a proper subway system. As time goes by you keep increasing this city center as well as keep building out the subway system.
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I walk to university or ride a half empty train to the office every day. After work or on the evenings we hang out in public parks / public lake / or sit outside in cafés in the pedestrian zone most days.
I can tell you for sure that it doesn't bother at all when the pizzaria owner next door drives his Opel Zafira through the pedestrian zone to offload groceries at his restaurant. It doesn't bother because it's the only car of the evening. If it was a 24/7 traffic jam 4 lane road next to the table it would matter.
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Having a lot of stuff within walking or biking distance would be pretty awesome. Unfortunately its hard to find cities like that which are also freedom loving. Intentional, private, and voluntary communities seem to be the best way to get the best of both worlds.
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What do you mean by "freedom loving"? Switzerland seems pretty big on freedom and they have a great public transit network.
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каждый раз нужно платить.... в авто можно 33 дня не платить... налил 45 литров бензина и поехал.
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I mean the American notion of freedom loving. 1st and 2nd amendment, low taxes, etc.
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So... Switzerland? 😂
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Did some really quick research, and you're right! Its pretty comparable to the US in terms of freedom. And for bonus points, it's not a part of the EU!
Are we sure that Switzerland is in Europe?
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Switzerland is a safe haven that isn't destroyed by the socialist delusions of the EU. I would still much rather build a life in the US though. The geographical separation from the EU is a big feature.
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As someone living in a city with good infrastructure I can agree.
The biggest lever are short travel distances when housing, supermarkets, schools, parks and everything are in walking distance there just is less traffic full stop. With less traffic we just have enough space for dedicated bike lanes and even inter-city bike highways. A 3d use of space with subways multiplies this effect.
When these things just work many people don't want to own cars anymore (expensive and draining due to constant upkeep and repair). And those who do want to own cars just can because we have the space left to afford it.
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*"When these things just work": exactly. Wait until your subway pass stops working because you said the wrong thing on Twitter.
I agree with you (I don't own a car anymore) but it's important to zoom out and see the big picture.
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Wait until your subway pass stops working because you said the wrong thing on Twitter
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Maybe drink less of that FoxNews paranoia Kool Aid.
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Part of the public transportation in my country is basically run by the chinese, surveillance cameras everywhere. You are probably not aware of what happens in China, and we are not far from that.
FoxNews? Maybe you shouldn't assume everbody lives in the US.
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THIS EXACTLY. Having your own car that's not electric and not controlled by software updates will be the epitome of freedom in the future. I'd bet anything that Teslas can get locked remotely, and electric car charging infrastructure can be shut down in a heartbeat.
There's authoritarianism all over the world. Britain has fully embraced creating a CBDC and a surveillance state. It's not all about the US, where some semblance of freedom still exists.
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No urban person in my city lives more than 10 walking minutes from a supermarket or 10 bike minutes from a organic farmers market. And only cars from rural people driving in means there are almost no cars.
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сходи на мою работу за 45 км в России. территория позволяет иметь такие дороги и необходимость автомобиля. возможно у тебя работа в 10 метрах?
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