• Quetzalcutlass
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      2 days ago

      Many cities have public transit in the form of busses and/or subway systems, but regular street traffic still exists and car ownership has so much cultural inertia that it’ll probably take decades to wean people off of them.

      However, that doesn’t mean we should refuse to improve cars in the meantime just because they’re not the transport solution we’d prefer.

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        2 days ago

        I understand that. I just found it houmous how similar self-driving cars all diving at a set speed to “eliminate traffic” would be to trains.

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      2 days ago

      I keep forgetting that trains stop in front of every building!

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        2 days ago

        I’m sure self-driving cars stopping in front of every building would solve traffic. /s

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          2 days ago

          Last-mile runs to and from transit stations would.

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        1 day ago

        God forbid having to walk five minutes from the bus stop or train station

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          23 hours ago

          Good thing disabled people don’t exist

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            22 hours ago

            I must admit you are right because all people driving cars are disabled people, public transportation adapted for disabled people doesn’t exist, neither mobility aids.

            And exceptions for cars used by disabled people doesn’t exist either.

            /s

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              21 hours ago

              Get real.

              Paratransit is excruciatingly slow and unreliable. Mobility aids don’t elevate everyone to the same level as the most able-bodied.

              On another note, you’re also ignoring poor transit service in suburban and rural areas.