“It’s not like the government is forcing you to buy a car!”

If you live in a city with parking minimums, yes they fucking are.

  • HiddenLayer555@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Do you see the people walking in the top left picture?

    That’s what access to the public looks like.

    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      ah, so access to the public leaves out people with disabilities.

      not much different than today’s reality, but at least you’re open about it.

      • linkhidalgogato@lemmy.ml
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        2 months ago

        last i checked people with disabilities are significantly more likely to walk and use public transport, partly because there are few disabilities that make it so u need a car and many that make it so that u cant drive a car either safely (like random seizures) or at all (like blindness) but also people with disabilities tend to be much poorer and driving is actually expensive as fuck. Public transport and pedestrian infrastructure alongside making streets safer for people by slowing down cars and reducing the overall number of unnecessary cars is actually really good for people with disabilities and even for those few who are forced to drive due to their disabilities surely their lives would be easier if everyone who didnt have to drive were off the roads too.

        So if u actually give a shit and that was not just a cheap rhetorical trick then come over to our side and lets destroy car dependency for everyone happiness for the environment and for disabled people.

        spoiler

        and also for utility vehicle and deliver drivers who are made miserable by being unnecessarily stuck in traffic.

      • Zagorath@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        More people exist who cannot drive than who have to drive due to disability. Car-centric infrastructure is incredibly ableist.