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[–] 3 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

I was thinking starvation, due to food deserts in the too-big suburbs. (lots of roads, so I'm not sure what cleanup time would look like. I guess with good prioritization maybe folks could get groceries along the highways?)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Ah yeah, that makes sense. However, if all roads are fully jammed, most people would be able to walk to a grocery store - it's likely not insanely far away from you (quick search suggests average straight-line distance to a grocery shop in the US is ~4 km = 50 min, which sounds very far away from a non-US perspective but still not completely unreachable), it's just that usually there's a highway full of traffic between you and the store.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    Or like a 10-15 min bike ride, probably use the pavement or go off road until the spikes are cleared up

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'm assuming not many suburbanites have bikes.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Well then buy one, you can probably get one that is good for a while for less than your monthly car payment.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    We actually have two, for both of us to ride on. It's the main way we get around the city. They cost us ~$80 combined (I'm not in the US tho), plus maybe another $50 in spare parts over the year or so we've had them. Also, as a proud 30yo shitbox owner, what's a monthly car payment?

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