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It's quite hard to drive in Oslo now. Not impossible but it's not very fun and the speed limits are very low. When I have to go inside "ring 1", I usually driv

by tyfon 7y ago

It's quite hard to drive in Oslo now. Not impossible but it's not very fun and the speed limits are very low. When I have to go inside "ring 1", I usually drive to a free parking/charging spot for electric cars and walk from there. It's quite close to aker brygge and close to the high way. Back when I was living in Oslo (and didn't have children) I didn't have a car at all, no need for it.

yason 7y ago
This is roughly how people should behave in a city centre, and Oslo has been working on nudging towards that. Hence, driving is not fun in the centre as it shouldn't be and speed limits should minimise pedestrian injuries. The difference in fatalities and serious injuries drops a great deal when going from 40 km/h to 30 km/h.
moralestapia 7y ago
>it's not very fun Sorry to hear that other people's lives get in the way of your idea of 'fun'.
- rocqua 7y ago
  I don't think this was a complaint from OP. But instead an explanation of what makes them park and go to public transport. Which they go on to say is a good thing.
  - tyfon 7y ago
    Yes, exactly :)
- marvin 7y ago
  This is just a linguistic misunderstanding. "Det er ikke så moro" in Norwegian literally translates to "it's not so fun", but normally translates closer to "it's not pleasant/convenient" in meaning. When you're not a native English speaker, it's very common to have subtle differences in intent lost in translation due to different ideomatic expressions. It's a good idea to be charitable (or ask for clarification) wrt. the perceived intent of the speaker, especially when they're from a different culture.
  - tyfon 7y ago
    It's not always easy to keep track of the idioms in different languages! In this case you can also translate it to an American idiom: It's a pain in the ass :)
    - moralestapia 7y ago
      Huh? Well, could you provide an example of your idea of having 'fun' while in a car?
      - magicalhippo 7y ago
        What he wrote was: "Not impossible but it's not very fun and the speed limits are very low." What he meant was: "Not impossible but it's a pain in the ass and the speed limits are very low." Nothing to do with fun, in the English sense of the word.
gombosg 7y ago
Then Oslo is making great progress! Ideally, every modern city should nudge residents away from cars and towards other means of transport by offering better alternatives. The 'car and parking for everyone' model has failed, just look at Los Angeles where about 1/3rd of the city's area is parking space, yet you have traffic jams everywhere.
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by tyfon 7y ago

yason 7y ago

This is roughly how people should behave in a city centre, and Oslo has been working on nudging towards that. Hence, driving is not fun in the centre as it shouldn't be and speed limits should minimise pedestrian injuries. The difference in fatalities and serious injuries drops a great deal when going from 40 km/h to 30 km/h.

moralestapia 7y ago

>it's not very fun Sorry to hear that other people's lives get in the way of your idea of 'fun'.

rocqua 7y ago
I don't think this was a complaint from OP. But instead an explanation of what makes them park and go to public transport. Which they go on to say is a good thing.
- tyfon 7y ago
  Yes, exactly :)
marvin 7y ago
This is just a linguistic misunderstanding. "Det er ikke så moro" in Norwegian literally translates to "it's not so fun", but normally translates closer to "it's not pleasant/convenient" in meaning. When you're not a native English speaker, it's very common to have subtle differences in intent lost in translation due to different ideomatic expressions. It's a good idea to be charitable (or ask for clarification) wrt. the perceived intent of the speaker, especially when they're from a different culture.
- tyfon 7y ago
  It's not always easy to keep track of the idioms in different languages! In this case you can also translate it to an American idiom: It's a pain in the ass :)
  - moralestapia 7y ago
    Huh? Well, could you provide an example of your idea of having 'fun' while in a car?
    - magicalhippo 7y ago
      What he wrote was: "Not impossible but it's not very fun and the speed limits are very low." What he meant was: "Not impossible but it's a pain in the ass and the speed limits are very low." Nothing to do with fun, in the English sense of the word.

gombosg 7y ago

Then Oslo is making great progress! Ideally, every modern city should nudge residents away from cars and towards other means of transport by offering better alternatives. The 'car and parking for everyone' model has failed, just look at Los Angeles where about 1/3rd of the city's area is parking space, yet you have traffic jams everywhere.

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