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The “what if you wanted to go to heaven, but god said ____” meme template, but here it says, “What if you wanted to walk to get groceries, but city planners said DRIVE”. The last panel is an image of a massive freeway full of cars.
This what I never understood.
Where I lived, in high school (age 15-16) everyone was expected to get a license and car ASAP. I was like, why? To get to your job. For what? To earn money to pay for the car, gas, insurance, etc.
So you want me to work a job I don’t need to pay for the gas for a car I don’t want, so I can be miserable in school?!
And if you looked at the driving records of my peers who had cars… Not pretty. A lot of totalled sports cars.
I get you. I used to go to school with bike. Its a 30-40 min journey in one way. That was the best time in my life. I liked to see the sunrise, fell the wind, goig anywhere I want. I don’t want a car too much stuff.
they probably had a lot more fun than you did tho
Fun isn’t subjective at all /s
Believe it or not working at McDonalds in your “spare” time when you’re already school full time and an athlete, isnt a whole lotta fun xD
And when there was something going in, they would ask if we needed a ride, bc plenty of us didn’t have cars. Our idea of fun was like DnD or Risk on the weekends…
What I do wish is that I had found some kind of summer internship or something that could build my skills, because I was quite into coding as a hobby.
I see the carbrains have found this post
It also gives a convenient excuse for needing ID on you at all times.
ohhhh, now I finally understand why people complain in Germany each time the gov plans to build a highway
I walk
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Just curious: what about a normal bike? Is the distance too big or does it also hurt?
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Maybe you’d have been in a better shaped if the infrastructure around you were better, but who the hell knows.
Or maybe I’m disabled, lol. Who knows? It’s not like it’s my life or anything. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
HACKENPORSCHE!
I hate the way people drive here but I am at least able to walk to the grocery store. It’s right across the street.
Lucky you. My closest grocery store is a 90 min walk, 54 min bus ride, or 12 min drive round trip. (According to google maps)
I actually did that loop once! Got a couple of the basic staples, a quick munch, and hiked home. My fingers were ready to fall off haha!
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If you can push a shopping cart around in a gigantic supermarket and parking lot you can walk to the nearest grocery store in any well designed city.
The only people who force me to walk are physical therapist. I’m looking at you, Maryann!
I mean it looks like you’re already in the city so it looks like you don’t have to walk far to get groceries
Laughs in groceries delivered
Nice if you can afford it.
It’s free where I am. I could probably get cheaper grocieries in discount supermarkets, but including time and energy to get there it’s a no brainer.
See, there’s alot of major inconveniences with rejecting getting a car or other road legal motor vehicle. Not everyone lives in the city, therefore trying to walk or bike to places while living in a rural or even sub-urban area is not necessary ideal (if even practically possible). Having a car or bike or whatever to get you on the road efficiently lets anyone go wherever they need to go with practically and ease. Now yes I know public transport exist, but one: you are one their schedule and two: not many areas other than mainstream and urban and areas have full access to public transport.
You can have both. You can have a car and still be able to walk or bike to do small daily groceries, go to the pharmacy, get bread etc. I mean, not rural middle of the fields, but small rural villages where I lived in Germany were like that.
Only in the USA do you have to pick. The suburban sparwl with strict zoning is an abomination. All for the sake of property values.
As usual this has become yet another tribal issue where you either defend the car or defend walking and biking.
You can do both without your head exploding. I know. Shocker.
This is so cringe.
“This is so cringe.”
This is so cringe.
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