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I'm sorry, Uncle Ben (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 days ago by iloveDigit@piefed.social to c/fuckcars@lemmy.ca

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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org -2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I live in NJ. A 15 minute walk is worth using a car instead.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ew. Maybe if you don't have sidewalks or anything interesting along the way. Car culture makes boring unsafe spaces.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No, I mean in urban areas as much as anything else. Areas without sidewalks are what busted my foot two weeks ago. But if it takes 15 minutes to get somewhere on foot, it takes about 3 in a car.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

It sucks. I should be able to walk to my local wawa but because of lack of fucking sidewalks I can't safely!

[–] teft@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I live in a city about half the size of NYC and i won’t get in a car unless i have to ride my bike for over an hour.

A fifteen minute walk is like an every day thing just to go get groceries. How much do you spend on gas if you won’t walk a kilometer or two?

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org -1 points 2 days ago

I mean, just off the top I can't ride a bike (and I actually can't drive, so I use stuff like Uber, Lyft, or Via). I never have the time to just burn two hours on travel. I really think some people overestimate the lives of other people. It's not about "walking a mile or two", it's about the fact that when you work a full-time job, have a family, and try desperately to have some variety of hobby so you feel like a human being and don't begrudge your spouse or kids, there isn't some mythical time set aside for walking to and from places.

If I have to go somewhere that's an hour away, that's at least three hours less sleep for me (1 hour there, 1.5 back because of tiredness and weight, plus time spent at the destination), because that's the only flexible time.