From London to New York: Can quitting cars be popular?

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240122-from-london-to-new-york-can-quitting-cars-be-popular

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9 Comments

bassad@jlai.lu · 21 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Just test it once, you won't regret this sweet sweet quality life (better air, better place)

badmemes@feddit.de · 14 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Not ti mention the quietness that comes with less/no cars

FireRetardant@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y

Cities aren't loud, cars are loud.

tkk13909@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 2y (5 replies)

For a second I thought this was going to be about some sort of train linrunning from London to New York lol

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

A tunnel. Only for bicycles and pedestrians.

biddy@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 2y

Spending weeks cycling through a tunnel would be a mind bending experience. I would totally do it.

psychothumbs@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Well that would be much more efficient than driving from one to the other...

pedz@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y

"Ladies, gentlemen, everyone, 166 years after the first transatlantic cable, here's the first transatlantic train!"

spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

Just had to pick up enough speed to jump the gap from either direction.