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Man complains about the government forcing him to buy a new car so he and his wife can continue to do their 1km school run. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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And I thought Americans were carbrained, holy shit.

(To be fair, he's not wrong in that this is intended to keep the auto companies and the government nice and fat -- but the obvious response to this is to agitate for better public transit, not railing against an environmentally sound policy.)

The article in question.

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

I am indeed expecting them to walk. People (me included) walk longer distances in Indian traffic in far worse conditions, a kilometer is quite literally child's play

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

    We know way too little about this situation to be judging this family so harshly. What if the child is disabled and has mobility issues? What if the walk is on a busy road with no sidewalks? What if the path is up and down a very steep hill? Maybe they can be walking this every day, but maybe not…if you wanna complain about the culture being car-centric, fine, but there’s not enough info to blame the family.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    What if the walk is on a busy road with no sidewalks?

    Guess what:

    OP of course says that he's used to walking in worse, therefore OOP's kid should also just walk on the sidewalkless busy road.

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