Yes please : publictransport

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Agreed, traffic suck whether it jam or not

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

During rush hour my city's transit comes every 15 minutes, 7.5 minutes on the shared line. I only used it for commuting. On the weekend I saw the train leaving and didn't worry but had to wait a while 30 minutes. Which sucked.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 0 points 10 months ago

A train/bus every 30 minutes is fine for work - most people can plan their work day around that, so long as the schedule is reasonably consistent. However when going doing anything else there is too much risk that you will have to wait 29 minutes when you finish whatever it was you came to do and that is not acceptable to most people.

[–] Hellsfire29@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

If you make public transportation safe and efficient, even reliable, people won't need cars.

I'd rather sit on a train or a bus and read, rather than drive on the same roads with the crazy liberals and conservatives.

Oh wait, I'd be stuck inside metal tube with them instead. I better stay home then. Damn.

[–] tommygenepool@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Can we get free chocolate bars with the tickets too.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You don't want self driving cars because you like trains.

I don't want self driving cars because I like driving.

We are not the same.

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[+] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works -6 points 10 months ago (9 children)

That's great. If you are in the US it isn't going to happen at a meaningful scale. Best we can do is larger scale self driving mini busses for public transport and single user self driving vehicles for expediancies. Use existing infrastructure but work to eliminate human driving (save that for track driving for pleasure) and enforce heavy pedestrian priorities so foot traffic and bicycling becomes easier and safer.

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[+] the_doktor@lemmy.zip -14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (10 children)

I want something that takes me straight to my destination so my hurting ass self doesn't have to walk far. Driven by me so I won't get motion sickness. With a trunk so I can put a bunch of crap in there and not have to carry it all the way back while walking and riding a goddamn train.

Oh, right, I want cars. Anything else is short-sighted and ableist. I'm sure you're going to hate me and mod me down and silence me and all sorts of crap for this viewpoint, but holy fuck, how do you not understand that this is a perfectly valid view? If you're special and can walk and carry tons of shit, good on you, I'm so proud of you. Many are not. And when you destroy the ability to drive and park somewhere in your urban "utopias" because they cater to your special ass, it screws US over.

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