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• Allero@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  People commonly have a choice not to drive a car in the first place.

  Though cultural pressures, as well as some specific areas being genuinely hard to reach, pushes many people towards it anyway. But if you have a choice, choose public.

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  • Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Have you seen North American public transportation?

    Yeah, I have a “choice”, but it’s 60-85 minutes on 3 busses or a 12 minute drive to get to and from work.

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    • Allero@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Yeah, US is one of these hard to reach places

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      • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨14⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        This thread is peak Lemmy.

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      • alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨40⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        I’d have to ride several blocks on a 4 lane stroad to go anywhere outside of my neighborhood. It’s so depressing.

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  • gustofwind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    People do not commonly have a choice here

    In America there is near 0 public transit outside of a few major cities

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