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> Well, no wonder: Roads are built for buses, cars, and trucks, not for people on bikes. Roads are made for human beings. Where did this idea come from that w
by Kluny 11y ago
> Well, no wonder: Roads are built for buses, cars, and trucks, not for people on bikes.
Roads are made for human beings.
Where did this idea come from that we should build infrastructure for our inanimate property, anyway? Roads are for humans, however humans choose to use them.
- alxndr 11y ago> "Where did this idea come from that we should build infrastructure for our inanimate property, anyway?" As the comment you're replying to points out: the car industry. On the Wikipedia page for Jaywalking: > Origin of the term > The earliest citation in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1917. The term's dissemination was due, in part, to a deliberate effort by promoters of automobiles, such as local auto clubs and dealers, to redefine streets as places where pedestrians do not belong.
- Kluny 11y agoYea, I was vehemently agreeing, not arguing, no worries.