American people know about the harms they endure from driving cars, but they're not going to change a thing!

What do you call that?
It's the same for covid, child poverty, endless wars, carbon emissions -. Nothing about anything from the War Mongering Monster Superpower in DC, nothing from Murka.
What is that?

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Roadsterrider · 56-60, M

I didn't know that people in America were the only ones with cars, I guess I learn something new every day.

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Roadsterrider · 56-60, M

@Roundandroundwego You really have no idea what level of freedom the average American would have to give up to stop using an automobile. The freedom to run to the market for a forgotten ingredient for a recipe, to just go to the beach or a park on Saturday morning, to adjust a work schedule to accommodate returning home from school. The ability to drive up to the door and unload groceries instead of having to carry everything a half mile from the bus stop of train station. What of those with poor health or a handicap that prevents them from walking to a mass transit pickup point?

badminton · 61-69, MVIP

@Roadsterrider One problem is grocery stores are too far from residential areas, especially in suburbs. This is due to single-use zoning laws, which make car use practically mandatory. If we had mixed-use zoning laws residential and commercial-retail businesses could be right next to each other. Then people could walk or bicycle to stores just a block or two away. Another plus is that walking and cycling would greatly improve people's health, instead of driving a car everywhere.

Cars are not free; You have to pay 5 figures to buy the car, pay for gas, insurance, registration, maintenance, repairs, car accidents. Freedom is having the choice of public or private transit.

Roadsterrider · 56-60, M

@badminton I never said cars were free, only that I can operate my car as long as I want to and way cheaper than I can purchase a new EV, and currently replacing the entire drivetrain of my vehicles would be a cost savings over replacing just the batteries on an EV.

Your idea that 95% of the country if not of the population should change their lifestyle to accommodate mass transit, yes people may be healthier if they exercise of bike, but mass transit is available in every major city in the country, but people still buy cars. Forcing them to pay for mass transit that they don't want to use is not freedom of choice. It is screwing over people who work for their money to pay for things they don't use and don't want for a political agenda.

badminton · 61-69, MVIP

The corporate propaganda machine is constantly spreading misinformation about anything that would cut into corporate profits. Be it climate change awareness, protecting the environment, public transit, high speed rail, solar and wind energy, gun control, solutions to homelessness and crime, they are constantly ridiculing it. Happily, corporate propaganda only works to a limited degree. Millions of Americans reject corporate lies and distortions. It is a battle, but it's not all one-sided.

Budwick · 70-79, M

Murka - is insulting.

American people know about the harms they endure from driving cars

The harms we endure? What does that mean?

We also have the strictest emission laws in the world, and the cleanest air.

So, blow it out your tail pipe, Bub.

SStarfish ·

There’s lots of people doing thing.. so your over generalization is wrong

Roundandroundwego · 61-69

@SStarfish as a nation we do less than nothing. As an individual, I'm doing a lot.

badminton · 61-69, MVIP

Research and development on batteries is moving rapidly. Over 100 years ago when the Internal combustion engine was being developed it took a lot of R& D to get it workable. People used to say airplanes would never work, space flight was impossible, etc.

marke · 70-79, M

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