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Yet, life expectancy and population figures are growing rapidly in Africa. Cars don't seem to be the dangerous mass-murderers the article suggest. Perhaps the a

Yet, life expectancy and population figures are growing rapidly in Africa. Cars don't seem to be the dangerous mass-murderers the article suggest. Perhaps the author forgot to mention their benefits and positive impact.

melling 8y ago
Just thinking about that for 0.00000001 seconds, I’d say that has something to do with babies and young children not dying so early. Reducing all those malaria deaths, etc did wonders. But hey, it might be that pollution.
- lazyjones 8y ago
  > Just thinking about that for 0.00000001 seconds, I’d say that has something to do with babies and young children not dying so early. Keep thinking for a few more seconds until you realize how much impact cars had in connecting people, rural areas, people to health facilities. Do you believe child deaths are prevented by people walking with sick children to hospitals, or medicine being distributed on camel backs?
  - melling 8y ago
    Life expectancy increased greatly from 1990 to 2015. https://www.worldstagegroup.com/life-expectancy-in-africa-increased-from-54-to-63-years-between-1990-and-2015-eca/ https://www.worldstagegroup.com/life-expectancy-in-africa-in... Why do you think the automobile is responsible?
    - lazyjones 8y ago
      > Why do you think the automobile is responsible? What makes you think I do? I wrote that the positive contribution of automobiles should be considered and not denied. Why do you think distribution of malaria medication and child care was not improved by automobiles widely used in medical care and logistics?
      - melling 8y ago
        “This means a wholesale switch towards electric mass transit,” His argument is to move towards electric mass transit, Which clearly won’t work everywhere. In fact, it won’t work in most places. I think they must be having one of those nerd arguments. Using coal for electricity, for example, helped change the world, and had positive effects, but we want to move beyond that. Reducing the need for automobiles is definitely worth the effort. That doesn’t mean we will illuminate them of course, by a long shot.

melling 8y ago

Just thinking about that for 0.00000001 seconds, I’d say that has something to do with babies and young children not dying so early. Reducing all those malaria deaths, etc did wonders. But hey, it might be that pollution.

lazyjones 8y ago
> Just thinking about that for 0.00000001 seconds, I’d say that has something to do with babies and young children not dying so early. Keep thinking for a few more seconds until you realize how much impact cars had in connecting people, rural areas, people to health facilities. Do you believe child deaths are prevented by people walking with sick children to hospitals, or medicine being distributed on camel backs?
- melling 8y ago
  Life expectancy increased greatly from 1990 to 2015. https://www.worldstagegroup.com/life-expectancy-in-africa-increased-from-54-to-63-years-between-1990-and-2015-eca/ https://www.worldstagegroup.com/life-expectancy-in-africa-in... Why do you think the automobile is responsible?
  - lazyjones 8y ago
    > Why do you think the automobile is responsible? What makes you think I do? I wrote that the positive contribution of automobiles should be considered and not denied. Why do you think distribution of malaria medication and child care was not improved by automobiles widely used in medical care and logistics?
    - melling 8y ago
      “This means a wholesale switch towards electric mass transit,” His argument is to move towards electric mass transit, Which clearly won’t work everywhere. In fact, it won’t work in most places. I think they must be having one of those nerd arguments. Using coal for electricity, for example, helped change the world, and had positive effects, but we want to move beyond that. Reducing the need for automobiles is definitely worth the effort. That doesn’t mean we will illuminate them of course, by a long shot.