Makes you realize getting around by car has never been the most efficient form of travel no matter the width of a lane or roadway.

Congestion is always a thing caused by cars themselves.

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[–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Don’t worry though. They’re ripping out more bike lanes so we can shove more cars on already crammed streets. Our provincial mayor really loves us.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    His brother used to read while driving. Which is incredible. I never knew he could read.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Cars used to be so many different colours

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    And shapes! I acknowledge that safety and wind resistance efficiency probably makes all cars converge on the same basic shape, but boy there used to be character in a car's design!

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    Imagine how well that would flow with one more lane.

    Edit actually it looks like one lane is ending here, as the leftmost (our right) drivers are squeezing over. But actually, induced demand means it’ll always be full.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    My therapist: pictures can't give you asthma.

    The picture:

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    That red truck in the middle: back when cabs let you and your big buddy sit real close for that togetherness feeling on a long haul.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Toronto is a big city and needs a car for sure. I don't say Street car, subway, bus and bikes are not working, but working around GTA is the problem.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

    The 3 levels of government back in the late 90s and early 2000's identified that moving costs and related issues also contributed to the GTAs problem. If you work in Mississauga. You probably want to live nearby. But job security is long dead, so when your next gig is in Scarborough or pickering, you probably want to move, but housing costs, moving costs and transaction costs especially like the land transfer tax often make it too expensive to move. So more people lock down a home and stay forever and commute unreasonable amounts.

    Reducing friction to make moving fast easy and cheap would produce massive benefits across the transportation domain.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    especially like the land transfer tax

    LTT on $800K house in GTA: $25,000

    Real Estate broker fees: $40,000

    Idiots have been commuting Barrie to Toronto since the 70s.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Dig that convertible Goat up front

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    [–] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    At least they looked cooler back then.

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  • [–] 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Ha. What a hilariously outdated concept of sitting in "traffic" in a car that burns mined byproduct for energy.

    Good thing we realized DECADES ago that designing life around cars and roads was wildly inefficient and against human health and growth; but instead, we invested in great city planning and public transportation.

    Could you IMAGINE this picture from over half a century ago still representing problems we face in modern life? 🫠🫠🫠

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    I ingested LD50 Pb just looking at this picture

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    The thing i noticed from this photo is the relatively high number of cars with 2+ people.

    And zero window tinting.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    I don't know, man. Looks a little lightweight for Toronto traffic.

    Also, back before unleaded gas and modem emissions... Engines had to run a touch rich. Can you imagine the smell?!

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  • Those classic bodies look cool as fuck.

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