Uranium3006

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to technology in More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars

we should build rail out as far as possible, then at the termini put a park and ride and a BRT that stretches as far out as possible

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to technology in More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars

exactly. fuck cars

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to technology in More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars

how much do you think one of those costs in 2023? I'll give you a hint, it's not $500 OBO anymore

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to technology in More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars

where do used cars come from? storks? no, from new cars. if 80% of Americans can't afford a new car what do you think that's gonna do to the used car market?

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to technology in More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars

the car industry is digging itself a grave

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to technology in More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars

A car doesn’t need working heat

yes it does, for safety reasons. I've been in scary situations with windshield fog before, I won't drive a car without a working heater

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to technology in More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars

the originals had terrible range right out the gate and have only gotten worse. practical electric cars aren't common on the used market since most of them are still with their first owners

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to technology in More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars

This is doubly so when you’ve started having children.

we need alternatives to driving otherwise people won't be able to have kids

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to technology in More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars

the rise of ebikes is the likely solution. young people especially are going to go without cars for longer and use an ebike or escooter. expect to see more on the roads, and more of them getting ran over by lifted trucks. this will likely lead to more protected bike lanes going in since getting rid of the micromobility is impossible and they have to go somewhere and the people who use them won't be able to afford a car

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to technology in More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars

bro, capitalism is going to cram you into a pod no matter what we do with urban planning, because rich people control more and more of all the wealth and thus land. if anything breaking car dependence would make pods less likely because you could build real apartments in more places

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to technology in More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars

city cores and select transit corridors are going to be where the nice stuff's built, but there are going to be pockets of car hell for decades. these places will probably start losing value and the farthest out ones will start disappearing to abandonment

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to technology in More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars

not really. it's a choice that's remade every year. we can fix it, and people are trying.

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to news in Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program

I don't trust principals

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to worldnews in Bernie Sanders says Israel is violating international law with blockade on 'open-air prison' in Gaza

At this point the Israel Palestinian conflict required outside intervention

Uranium3006 , 9 months ago to news in Louisiana student punished by school for dancing at private party

This Guy's the type to sexually assault minors. He's showing all the signs