• Sneezycat@sopuli.xyz
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    4 days ago

    Are American sidewalks so inexistent that you can’t walk there instead? Driving so close for groceries blows my mind.

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      3 days ago

      I am American.

      I have moved to a place that has a grocery store within 5 minutes of walking and is a GAME CHANGER for me.

      The last place I lived at, 30 min drive to the grocery store in the other town. Yes, there were not grocery stores in the town I lived in.

      In college, I had to walk an hour (one way) to get to the grocery store. Which was technically about the same time as busses, since every stop was an hour wait.

      When I was traveling, stopped in Bakersfield because its the only place in that God forsaken area. I was eating a burger and saw a book store across the street. But it was a very busy street, and I didn’t see any crosswalks. So I pulled up google maps, and low behold, 15 min walk to get to the bookstore that was literally across the street from me. 5 min drive.

      Yes US’s infrastructure is just that bad. You are lucky if you get sidewalks in rural areas.

      • eldavi@lemmy.ml
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        3 days ago

        you have buses so you’re lucky. lol

        and the entirety of kern county felt like a west coast version of the new jersey turnpike

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          3 days ago

          Definitely lucky.

          The city I currently live in is making a HUGE push for public transportation. Fixing roads, adding a ton of bike lanes, lighting up paved trails thought the city, adding train station stops, free parking garages, and MAKING ALL BUSES FREE FOR EVERYONE. You can even call a bus to come pick you up. Its actually insane what they have done in the last year or two.

          Not moving anytime soon thats for sure.

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      3 days ago

      My closest grocery store is more than two miles away (3.2km). I’m not walking that carrying several bags of groceries. I certainly don’t have time to go to the store more than once a week or so.

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        3 days ago

        That is a lot more than a 4 minute drive then.

        Going to the shop here by car is by google maps, “typically 7-12 mins” for a 2 mile trip and that is a pretty accurate estimate. I can cycle it reliably in 10 and don’t even have to sober up.

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          3 days ago

          Please don’t ride your bike drunk. Youre not just endangering yourself, but other cyclists and pedestrians too.