100% a public transit enjoyer. I get annoyed with people in my city who complain endlessly about how shitty our bus service is. I’ve been getting the bus daily since childhood, and it used to be so much worse. 15 minute minimum wait, often it just wouldn’t show up, and expensive fares. Now it’s uncommon for me to wait for more than 5 minutes, the fares have reduced, and it’s reliable. The only issue is that the bus gets stuck in traffic because there are twice as many cars on the roads now compared to 25 years ago. So great job drivers, you’ve created a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Most of it comes from people who have next to no experience of using public transit, and will just latch onto any excuse not to use it, when in reality they’re snobs who don’t like to admit that they think getting the bus is below them. It’s not. I used to get the bus into college with one of my lecturers (RIP) who owned a fucking law firm, and it keeps people humble in my experience. I honestly think society would be healthier if people used public transit more.

That’s my dream too, and why I’m actually sort of onboard with Musk’s vision for car metros. The issue is that I’m 100% sure they’d also want to expand surface level car infrastructure to facilitate that network.

My centrist compromise that I hope will take off in European cities over the next decade is that most two lane city streets will become one lane one way systems with protected bike lanes, pavements and trees taking the space that’s been freed up.

i like turtles

The comments on this post are such a joke. The name of the community is literally ‘fuck cars’ and people are getting bent out of shape because we’re posting about our dislike of cars.

1/2 a mile to the gallon and $600 to fill up. Produces as much C02 as Luxembourg. New EV version out next year!