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It goes beyond the lots and what is built on them - just look at the streets. A random residential street in SF: https://goo.gl/maps/GtKscWh1ko52 https://goo.g
by oftenwrong 9y ago
It goes beyond the lots and what is built on them - just look at the streets.
A random residential street in SF: https://goo.gl/maps/GtKscWh1ko52 https://goo.gl/maps/GtKscWh1ko52
A random residential street in Tokyo: https://goo.gl/maps/QqtERUnBzXD2 https://goo.gl/maps/QqtERUnBzXD2
According to my google maps eyeballing, the SF street is about 6 times wider building-to-building.
- JulianMorrison 9y agoIt's American cars. Y'all drive barges. Contrast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_car https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_car
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