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BlueShipman t1_j1w9kfg wrote

Reply to comment by mocha_sweetheart in Driverless cars and electric cars being displayed as the pinnacle of future transportation engineering is just… wrong. Car-based infrastructure is inefficient, bad for the environment and we already have better technologies in other fields that could help more. An in depth analysis by mocha_sweetheart

Tell me you don't live in a city without telling me you don't live in a city.

Cities are DANGEROUS in the US. That is why public transport doesn't work, because people don't want to get mugged, groped, raped or killed just trying to get around the city. Yes, a car is a 5,000 pound death machine, it protects you from people trying to hurt you in the city.

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mocha_sweetheart OP t1_j1wd11d wrote

  1. Cars are arguably far more dangerous, the NHTSA says that 42,915 people died from motor vehicles in 2021 alone
  2. To make healthy communities you need to give everyone better opportunities and equality, and give mental healthcare to those who need it, that’s why people are going into crime because of the lack of such things, try solving the root causes to things
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BlueShipman t1_j1zcqlr wrote

>To make healthy communities you need to give everyone better opportunities and equality, and give mental healthcare to those who need it, that’s why people are going into crime because of the lack of such things, try solving the root causes to things

WOW That's so simple. I think you might be a genius. Have you contacted the nobel prize committee? I think we might have a winner on our hands.

Now do violent crime stats. I'm much safer in my car than walking around in the city. Getting brain damage from getting punched in the head and getting my wallet stolen isn't on my things to do list.

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