this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2023
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Fuck Cars

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Upvote if you don't have a car,

Downvote if you do.

No I'm not farming karma, there's no counter on Lemmy. This is the only way to run a poll.

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[–] MxRemy@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

just a heads up, this method of polling won't account for people on instances without downvote turned on, like mine. hopefully we're statistically insignificant enough not to skew your results

[–] RiderExMachina@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a car, but I don't want to. My work or any interesting shopping is about 6 miles away, mostly uphill on a highway in a very desert-like area so I couldn't comfortably bike, and the public transportation is practically nonexistent (and was recently cut to not run on the weekend at all).

I do take my bike most weekends when I can, though. It's been a great experience.

[–] tralion@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

driving is the absolute only way to get around my city so i have to have a car to live. planning on moving to a walkable city as soon as possible

[–] Gleddified@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I have three, I'm a car enthusiast. I want to enjoy my car without the entirety of society being required to own them to exist.

Even if the dream is achieved and taking my car is more expensive and slower than public transit (which it should be), I'd still drive most of the time because I actually enjoy it. I'd rather not share the road with people that also actually want to be there. It'd be a safer and more pleasant experience.