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Ditch SUV's (programming.dev)

submitted 17 hours ago by chasteinsect@programming.dev to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

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[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 18 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Cars wouldn’t be so bad if they weren’t so oversized

And if there weren't so many of them.

[–] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Speaking as an American: And if there were realistic options to driving.

[–] PumpUpTheJam@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

And if Americans could drive. Majority limply hold the steering wheel with one hand, more concerned with looking cool than being in control of their 5 ton truck of entitlement.

[–] wpb@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

And if they didn't pollute so much

Edit: oh and the traffic accidents of course! But aside from their size, the required infrastructure, their number, the pollution, and the traffic accidents, cars are totally fine!

Edit 2: And the noise! But other than those things...

[–] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 4 points 7 hours ago

And noise