I used to hate getting stuck in traffic for half an hour. I heard a story about someone from LA that regularly waits hours in traffic and they only work ten miles away from their home. What a nightmare.
I used to be hard-core into cars. I loved driving. Traffic, staggeringly bad insurance, and idiotic driving have largely soured me on driving. Yes, I will always have a car so I can get out to the great outdoors, but I have largely stopped driving in urban environments. The bike, bus, and train are faster, cheaper, or straight up easier than fighting an hour+ through traffic to go to a fun venue nine miles away.
Nowadays, I vote gleefully for everything that improves mass transit, bike infrastructure, and third places. There's an incredible knock-on effect with traffic reduction. The more bus rapid transit lanes, the more comprehensive the rail network, and the larger and safer the bike lanes become, the faster it is to get around the city- even if one or more options is out of commission due to highway construction or tunnel repairs. A decade ago, I sat in gridlock traffic for three hours to go two city blocks. These days, I can get across town on bike in 26 minutes. Traffic is down- it only takes about an hour to cross the city.
7 Comments
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 229d
Ditching their car for say, a house or appartment?
Doomsider@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 228d
Can't afford both anymore?
Mongostein@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 228d
There’s too many people now too. Driving suuuuuucks.
Doomsider@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 228d
I used to hate getting stuck in traffic for half an hour. I heard a story about someone from LA that regularly waits hours in traffic and they only work ten miles away from their home. What a nightmare.
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 228d
Can't walk or bike? LA weather is perfect for it.
Doomsider@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 228d
Yeah, I agree. I would definitely bike ride this distance. If it was safe for bikes of course.
Wahots@pawb.social · 2 pts · 228d
I used to be hard-core into cars. I loved driving. Traffic, staggeringly bad insurance, and idiotic driving have largely soured me on driving. Yes, I will always have a car so I can get out to the great outdoors, but I have largely stopped driving in urban environments. The bike, bus, and train are faster, cheaper, or straight up easier than fighting an hour+ through traffic to go to a fun venue nine miles away.
Nowadays, I vote gleefully for everything that improves mass transit, bike infrastructure, and third places. There's an incredible knock-on effect with traffic reduction. The more bus rapid transit lanes, the more comprehensive the rail network, and the larger and safer the bike lanes become, the faster it is to get around the city- even if one or more options is out of commission due to highway construction or tunnel repairs. A decade ago, I sat in gridlock traffic for three hours to go two city blocks. These days, I can get across town on bike in 26 minutes. Traffic is down- it only takes about an hour to cross the city.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 228d