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Safe Streets Rebel's protest comes after automatic vehicles were blamed for incidents including crashing into a bus and running over a dog. City officials in June said...

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[–] lemmycolon 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cars are incredibly inefficient at transporting groups of people long distances

FTFY

I'd love a legit train system to take me to locations across the state or country. But for running errands or local, day-to-day tasks, trains aren't the answer.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Of course! For running errands and local, day-to-day tasks the bicycle is of course the best vehicle :)

[–] Iceblade02 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When it isn't icy, rainy, or too hot, or you need to transport cargo, or need to be presentable when you arrive, or aren't healthy enough...

Wow, that's a lot of caveats. I still end up biking a decent chunk, and travel with public transport a bit as well (thanks to student rebates), but my car is a frequently used necessity.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Exactly, even if people wanted to not everyone can afford to arrive all sweaty or wet carrying a giant backpack.

[–] Anders429 4 points 1 year ago

Assuming you live in a bike-friendly area. Bad biking infrastructure means you're basically risking your life every time you go out on one.

[–] SgtAStrawberry -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] elbarto777 17 points 1 year ago

I mean, a car wouldn't help in that situation either, so..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Good luck getting through that with any vehicle lol

[–] FluffyPotato 3 points 1 year ago

I have taken the tram for whatever I need short distance so far, it's also free and goes from like behind my apartment to pretty much anywhere I would wanna go, including work. If I wanna visit my parents then yea, I take the train but I haven't needed a car in years.