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Berlin: proposal to remove 30 km/h zones because air quality improved, thanks to 30 km/h zones (www.rbb24.de)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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The absurdity of the proposal is already in the title, and shows how motonormativity is spread all over the world.

Berlin has a very good public transit system, and a few 30 km/h zones cannot be that bad.

I would love to hear opinions from someone who lives there!

crossposted from: https://mastodon.uno/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/114732266280428499

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[–] 45 points 1 year ago (13 children)

The fact that they have improved air quality is not sufficient reason? Do they think air quality is like painting a house, that it only has to be done every couple of years?

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

    I can't speak to Germany specifically, but a lot of people don't think very much at all. They feel things, and make up words to justify their feelings. (We all do this to some extent, but for some people it seems like that's the only process running)

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    lot of people don’t think very much at all. They feel things, and make up words to justify their feelings

    Right... and now they have magical eightballs that can justify with plausible sounding strings of words (LLMs) any feeling they might have.

    We're doing great as a species! /s

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Alien 1: "The humans appear to be sacrificing their whole species for their god."

    Alien 2: "Which god? Yahweh? Abraham? Krishna?"

    Alien 1: "No, it appears to be called 'Money.' Even their so-called atheists worship it, perhaps especially so."

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

    I am totaly with you on that. That fact that those zones did improve the air quality would be a reason for me to keep them.

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

    So i guess you just want children to grow up with their lungs being coddled?

    You want a whole generation to be weak?

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

    I think you are missunderstanding me. I am totally for 30 km/h zones! What I said above is a official rule for where you can establish 30 km/h zones.

    Is it a dumb rule: yes!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    It's Germany, if air quality is not in the pre-approved list of reasons, then it's not acceptable.

    But don't worry, once they repair the fax machine they can start processing the request to update the list. In about 7 years it'll be done. Well unless the administration is voted out then the new one might forget about it.

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