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[–] [S] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's just not true.

You don't seem to have any idea how much of the world's harmful emissions come from cars and the refining of fossil fuel for cars.

Over 50,000 people in the US alone die from auto emissions every year, compared to 34k from auto accidents.

To say that getting rid of those emissions "won't stop you from dying" just because other things would help even more is some tunnel vision nonsense.

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  • auto emissions aren't just fuel reaction byproducts. you know when your tires and brakes wear down? where do you think that mass goes? its a very wasteful form of transit, and moving tons of steel and lithium for every 1-3 hundred pounds of person is insane. bare bones ICE augmented bikes would be a greener solution than electric cars. if we switched all our infrastructure to electric cars, wed need more sodium and lithium than exists on earth and a nuclear power plant for every truck stop, complete with waste-heat outlets and and radioactive waste disposal.

    electric trains running overhead wire from green or glowy energy sources and ebikes/scooters or walking to cover last mile is of course ideal, the economy of scale and efficiency of form from trains and barges and reducing excess mass moved from using escooters and ebikes for last mile trips may actually keep industrial society viable.

    sorry, but under capitalism you can't use stopgap measures. natural gas was a harm reduction measure, now natural gas profits and lobbies are a barrier to green energy and electrification.

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  • [–] 0 points 23 hours ago*

    Even with the added transit time on public transit, it is SIGNIFICANTLY easier and more pleasant than driving since your attention isn’t chained to making sure you don’t kill someone. If you spend a couple of hours farting around on the internet per day you can do that while commuting.

    If you have a long distance to commute then you’re probably not the only one, and your city needs more commuter buses (fewer stops between destinations).

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  • [+] 1 point 22 hours ago (1 child)
  • Florida is its own beast, here in Los Angeles I spend probably 10+ hours a week on transit and it’s very memorable to even see an argument or deal with truly bad smells (homeless people are common but can be refused service if they smell). Definitely never seen any violence, although I know it happens. I imagine you’re probably more likely to get in a wreck than be attacked on public transit.

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