On the whole carrot and stick approach as far as active transport goes.
It amazes me the number of people who drive their kids to primary school when they live less than 3km from it.
I wish their was a feasible way to ban child squisher mobiles from within 500m of primary schools.
The biggest safety risk kids face on the footpath is being flattened by some fuck wit who thinks their jacked up, bull barred, emission control deleted, selfishcuntmobile is appropriate in urban areas.
It amazes me the number of people who drive their kids to primary school when they live less than 3km from it.
Yeah it’s incredible. But for so many, it’s a rational choice, because the footpaths are so dangerous or uncomfortable, and the roads are so dangerous.
Ironically of course, this becomes so because of all the cars, and the infrastructure designed for cars. And so more people driving leads to more people finding it uncomfortable to walk or ride, which leads to more people driving, in a horrible feedback loop.
I mean, it’s not that difficult to understand. Drive kids to school then need to drive to work ? Drive multiple kids to different schools. There’s no meaningful way to take public transport. Where I live it takes 8-12 minutes to drive, or over an hour by bus.
On the whole carrot and stick approach as far as active transport goes. It amazes me the number of people who drive their kids to primary school when they live less than 3km from it.
I wish their was a feasible way to ban child squisher mobiles from within 500m of primary schools. The biggest safety risk kids face on the footpath is being flattened by some fuck wit who thinks their jacked up, bull barred, emission control deleted, selfishcuntmobile is appropriate in urban areas.
Yeah it’s incredible. But for so many, it’s a rational choice, because the footpaths are so dangerous or uncomfortable, and the roads are so dangerous.
Ironically of course, this becomes so because of all the cars, and the infrastructure designed for cars. And so more people driving leads to more people finding it uncomfortable to walk or ride, which leads to more people driving, in a horrible feedback loop.
It’s a vicious circle.
Explaining this to the car brained feels insurmountable.
I mean, it’s not that difficult to understand. Drive kids to school then need to drive to work ? Drive multiple kids to different schools. There’s no meaningful way to take public transport. Where I live it takes 8-12 minutes to drive, or over an hour by bus.