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vas@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Sorry for saying this in a car-related post, but the solution to car dependency is simply the availability of other forms of thansport.
Specifically, trains, intra-city bike lanes that are 2x faster than a car, ect
If you have that, you get choice and some level of control. (P.S. not in rural areas with no trains tho.)
thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
In an ideal world, absolutely. But for everyone who lives outside of (their city’s equivalent of) the old “Zone 1” region of metropolitan Melbourne - it becomes less and less feasible the further into suburbia you get.
My commute to work one way is 35 minutes driving (without traffic, 60-75 minutes peak); or ~2hrs once you factor in the walk from our house to the train station, two trains (or train and a tram, or train and a bus), and then walk to the office.
There are literally hundreds of thousands of us, scattered throughout. We aren’t car-brained, we are car burdened.
Taleya@aussie.zone 1 day ago
yeah nah mate. Get over it.
I’m literally unable to drive due to vision problems, so the walk / bus / train / tram is standard. I live in Moorabbin and my work is in Port Melbourne. Ever tried to navigate that shit? Sister did Chaddy to Bundoora every day for Uni for years
It’s not hard. You just don’t like the inconvenience.