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Cars have only increased in size, but the main issue when everyone hops in a car is that it creates unsafe environment for everyone not in the car Even if we i
by slifin 4y ago
Cars have only increased in size, but the main issue when everyone hops in a car is that it creates unsafe environment for everyone not in the car
Even if we ignore the threat of being run over, constant noise, pollution, less space for walking etc
Cars create a vacuum where if you were mugged in plain day light next to a motorway everyone knows the chances of being helped by a motorist is incredibly low
But if there are more pedestrians around you, the chance of getting help from a stranger goes up
Cars create dangerous deserts everywhere and that's why we don't let kids out
- Dracophoenix 4y ago> Cars create a vacuum where if you were mugged in plain day light next to a motorway everyone knows the chances of being helped by a motorist is incredibly low. But if there are more pedestrians around you, the chance of getting help from a stranger goes up One is more likely to be mugged in New York than in a Kansas suburb. Long before cars existed, people have been terrorized by highwaymen on country roads with little help or recourse. If anything, cars have likely reduced muggings as fewer people on the streets have created fewer opportunities to be overtaken and robbed.
- mikhmha 4y agoFewer muggings but more deaths from traffic accidents. What a tradeoff!
- judge2020 4y ago> the chance of getting help from a stranger goes up Or maybe a large clump of people makes everyone more likely to experience the bystander effect.