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The number 1 easiest way to convince carbrains to support non-car-centric transportation infrastructure (in my experience) (self.fuckcars)

submitted 3 months ago by NateNate60 to c/fuckcars

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"Giving people more viable alternatives to driving means more people will choose not to drive, so there will be fewer cars on the road, reducing traffic for drivers."

Concise, easy to understand, and accurate. I have used it at least a dozen times and it is remarkable how well it works.

Also—

"A bus is about twice as long as a car so it only needs to have four to six passengers on board to be more efficient than two cars."

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[–] Treczoks 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A "bit" more? Have you seen rent levels in the last few decades?

[–] pathief 3 points 3 months ago

Rent must be incredibly affordable in the US from what I'm reading here.