Gregory's Server@ekuber @medley56 @jwz I DEPEND on my bike for transportation as I travel by boat throughout the US and Canada. But no matter how much I ride, I will NEVER be the kind of anti-car/truck activists I see on Mastodon every day. Some of these people really need to get a grip. Not everyone can bike instead of drive for a lot of reasons. Yes, push for bike lanes. But stop trying to get people to stop driving. It ainβt gonna happen.
@mlanger @ekuber @jwz Eh I see both sides of this. Like yes you live a very fun life that requires you to drive. I would probably do that too if I could. But the people Iβm trying to convince are the daily commuters who drive 20 minutes each way instead of taking a bus 30 minutes each way or biking. Everyone complains about traffic but like, they are choosing it.
But like you said, more than targeting individuals, we need free, rapid, frequent public transport, protected bike lanes, congestion pricing, and more expensive parking (think what we could do with all the reclaimed space). We need to make it possible and incentivized to not drive.
@mlanger @ekuber @jwz Eh I see both sides of this. Like yes you live a very fun life that requires you to drive. I would probably do that too if I could. But the people Iβm trying to convince are the daily commuters who drive 20 minutes each way instead of taking a bus 30 minutes each way or biking. Everyone complains about traffic but like, they are choosing it.