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JebusLives42 t1_is32ux5 wrote

Reply to comment by thinkB4WeSpeak in Big Googly Eyes Could Make Autonomous Cars Safer For Pedestrians by greenappletree

This is a red herring. Good city design doesn't made this a bad idea. It's just a sad attempt to subvert a wonderful idea.

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Gr1mmage t1_is39oga wrote

It's also a more globally workable idea than "just rebuild every urban area in the world to be more walkable" which sure, might be feasible on a local level, but beyond that would be an enormous undertaking which would take decades and require societal restructuring away from the current designed division of industrial, commercial and residential developments.

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alc4pwned t1_is3e79r wrote

And completely ignores the fact that a majority of people have no interest in giving up big houses with yards to live in higher density housing.

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Gr1mmage t1_is3fdud wrote

Yeah, I'm one of them. Living in a dense urban environment is notably worse for my general mental well-being than living in a detached, suburban house with a garden.

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