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Yithar t1_izbg1bw wrote

Nobody is saying to ban cars, just to limit them.

And it's a literal fact that adding more lanes doesn't improve traffic at all, because when you add a lane, people change their habits which negates the addition of a new lane.

In comparison, adding a bike lane or a dedicated bus lane can improve car traffic.

Also.

> The sad thing is that you've probably gotten 5 downvotes and 5 or fewer people responding to you about cars and it's so enraged you that you can, in your mind, exaggerate it to 50 responses from 50 people, and it "feels" right because your personality and lifestyle is so wrapped up in being able to drive a car. Nobody has ever done anything to you that would require you to change your lifestyle - at most you've lost a few extra minutes in commuting that you weren't entitled to anyways. The modern lifestyle has been totally warped by the unnatural and destructive privilege of being able to travel as fast as you want in your own personal vehicle, unconstrained by the costs of biological energy or muscle or distance or time. I think most people who advocate against cars today would agree that you, the car driver, have been ceded too much ground in this world.

I'm reminded of this person. She doesn't want to walk at all and doesn't want buildings to be close together. Basically the complete example of a selfish person.

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