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galerkin@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

My reaction after reading the intro to the "highway driving" section of my local Driver Handbook

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My reaction after reading the intro to the "highway driving" section of my local Driver Handbook

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galerkin@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago
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    “Safer than ever” is a hilarious claim given that cars have a much higher death rate than any form of public transportation:

    Chart comparing deaths per 100,000,000 passenger miles for cars, trains, buses, and planes

    • Flyberius [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      I’d also argue that roads aren’t getting faster

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        Because the population is growing where I am, if anything the roads are getting slower. Especially at rush hour!

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      Why are so many people dying in trains every year?

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