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They can have it. I'd rather amazing transit oriented development and to enjoy the world on my feet than stuck in a box on an ugly road. Done right, cities desi
by jmward01 2y ago
They can have it. I'd rather amazing transit oriented development and to enjoy the world on my feet than stuck in a box on an ugly road. Done right, cities designed for people are harder to get around by car even with a personal driver.
- mensetmanusman 2y ago[flagged]
- rodgerd 2y agoI am a great deal more risk of being killed by a driver when I walk than I am being murdered on a train. Especially as Waymo program their death machines to blow through pedestrians at crossings 70% of the time.
- blackeyeblitzar 2y ago[flagged]
- occz 2y ago42k people in the U.S die per year from being hit by drivers, and far more get injured. There's no credibility to your statement, whatsoever.
- HDThoreaun 2y ago[flagged]
- occz 2y agoThat's a different topic than whether driving is absolutely safe or not. It's been proven that it's very much not. It's of course easy to be abstract and talk about the value of lives versus your favourite mode of transportation. Would you have the same opinion if the deaths were concentrated to your particular branch of the human family tree? Everyone else gets to drive. Is the value proposition still as clear to you?
- HDThoreaun 2y agoWould no longer be worth it for me but still would be for society at large.
- occz 2y agoThere were a grand total of 50 homicides on U.S transit in 2022. The number of deaths from drivers was 42k that year. This is not a serious concern, and it's telling of the mindset of drivers in the U.S.