What can you get to within a 15-minute walk of your house?
A recent YouGov survey asked Americans what they think they should be able to get to within a 15-minute walk of their house.
Of these choices, I can currently walk to all of them from my apartment, aside from a university (no biggie, I’m not currently studying, although there is a Tafe within walking distance), a hospital, and a sports arena.
How many can you get to with a 15 minute walk from your house?
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@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars
Why should I *walk* to a *gas station*?
As someone else said: snacks.
If you have a 24/7 kiosk in your area, that’s even better though.
@flying_sheep A gas station is selling petrol, diesel and oil, sometimes hydrogen, LPG or electricity charging. For all these, you need a vehicle.
If one means snacks oder drinks, one should write down “kiosk”, “grocery shop” or “elementary store”.
It’s generally called a “convenience store” whether or not it’s on a gas station.
It’s a dying type of business in Europe, but they still thrive in big cities. I wish we had Japanese style convenience stores here.
I feel like it’s pretty rare to see them not attached to gas stations, at least in America.
@volkmar @flying_sheep in the US basically every gas station has a convenience store. But I agree that people seem to have forgotten that you can have a convenience store without the gas.
Almost every gas station is attached to some type of store, mostly convenience stores, which usually have a modest selection of quick snacks, drinks, beer, sometimes basic groceries and hot meals too. When I hear “Kiosk” I think one of those touch screens that fast food restaurants use for ordering in place of human cashiers. I guess it’s also the name of the small booths in malls (and could conceivably exist stand-alone) but I couldn’t imagine them selling anything more than e.g. magazines and hot dogs. Aka far less variety than a gas station convenience store.
Oh and “grocery shop” sounds too much like “grocery store” (aka larger and less convenient), and I’ve never heard the term “elementary store” before (sounds too much like “elementary school” — is it a place for 5th graders to shop?)
@knexcar I know the reality, but I think it is the other way round: The stores are attached to the gas station, otherwise they wouldn’t exist.
When have you walked to a gas station for buying petrol products the last time?
The discussion about the type of name of additional businesses of gas stations is not the point. It is about what you *need* and what type of business depending on your needs you would walk to.
You never see gas pumps on their own, they’re always attached to some sort of store, and from what I’ve heard has makes very little profit but brings customers so they’re both pretty closely tied together.
Yes I’ve never walked to the local gas station to buy gas but I’ve walked to the local gas station plenty of times to buy bananas, cigarettes, and various snacks. I feel like they probably asked “gas stations” specifically because it was a more familiar way to say “convenience stores” because in practice most Americans don’t visit standalone convenience stores much (and people probably think of the ones that cater specifically to alcohol/cigs/sketchy lottery tickets).
@knexcar Please change “You never see gas pumps on their own” to “I’ve never seen” - because I see and use autonomous gas stations, even without personnel, just self service cash/card payment, no shop.
I know what you mean. I think without the gas station the shops would not have been opened and made enough profit on their own. The gas station is the egg, from which the hen “convenience store” hatched. Example: Lonely gas stations along desert highways or in small villages.