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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

And I thought Americans were carbrained, holy shit.

(To be fair, he's not wrong in that this is intended to keep the auto companies and the government nice and fat -- but the obvious response to this is to agitate for better public transit, not railing against an environmentally sound policy.)

The article in question.

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[-] MycarHolmes@quokk.au 1 points 1 month ago

well, it is car traffic in India, maybe in Dheli. can get quite crazy so I am not sure you are expecting them to walk there? but to be fair, not clear from the article.

[-] destructdisc@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago

I am indeed expecting them to walk. People (me included) walk longer distances in Indian traffic in far worse conditions, a kilometer is quite literally child's play

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[-] Oka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Bro your title is misleading.

Indian man upset that the government is forcing him to buy a new car

Your title makes the man sound like he's complaining about his wife

[-] destructdisc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That's a fair point actually. I'll change it

[-] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Haven't there been multiple cases of women getting gang raped on indian public transport?

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Delhi (and the broader NCR) is generally unsafe for women. I have heard from female friends that they don't even look at job offers from NCR for this reason.

[-] zurohki@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Okay, that's horrible, but in a country with around 1.5 billion people things can be both incredibly rare and happen every week.

[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net -2 points 1 month ago

Public transit is not necessary for a 1km distance.

[-] blarghly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Right, but also there's the whole gang rape thing.... Imma go ahead and say people should do what makes them feel safe from gang rape.

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It’s Delhi though. Not many sidewalks and it’s boiling hot outside.

[-] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

I mean, I'm pretty sure I've heard of recent cases where women have been gang raped just walking down the street as well, but my comment was more referring to ops comment that they should be agitating for better public transport. I agree with the sentiment, but there might be a safety factor pushing the lady to drive. That's possibly true for walking too. Walking may also not be feasible due to lack of walking infrastructure or mobility issues. My mother in law probably couldn't walk a kilometre, she's not obese and is mostly mobile, but she's just had multiple knee replacements and walking that distance isn't possible.

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[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

Don’t forget to buy F1 tickets.

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