• Polar@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    You live in a place designed around cars, that’s the problem.

    Exactly. Then Europeans downvote people who say they need a car, because their country/city/state/whatever has terrible planning or public transit.

    Not my fault I need a car. Stop blaming me. I didn’t design the city. I didn’t plan where the public transit will go.

    Do you really think I love paying $1200+ per year for insurance, $120+ per week for fuel, and $20,000-80,000 for a new vehicle when mine borks itself?

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      9 months ago

      I partially agree but you forget that every country = its people and people can either not give a crap or start complaining. Politics are same everywhere, they want to secure their position, so they will follow those who are heard. Otherwise they will follow their own interests.

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        9 months ago

        It’s not as easy as people complaining, though. What are people going to do? Move to a city in 2500KM away in the next province over, because that province has slightly better infrastructure?

        No, they’ll complain, nothing will be done, and they’ll stay where they are because they have friends, family, and a job here.

        I understand that it’s easier to do in a lot of European countries, but I can literally drive for over 25 straight hours, and still be in my province in Canada. It’s nearly impossible to do any kind of proper public transit, and it’s not feasible to move over it.