[meme] Trains -- not driverless cars -- are the future of transportation - eviltoast

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Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes) sitting at a lemonade stand, smiling, with a sign that reads, “Trains and micromobility are inevitably the future of urban transportation, whether society wants it or not. CHANGE MY MIND.”

  • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.eeEnglish
    22·
    1 year ago

    That’s complete bullshit. The reason why there is congestion is because there are too many vehicles on the roadway. Changing the timing of the vehicles doesn’t eliminate the vehicles or the congestion. It’s a geometry problem.

      • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Uh excuse me wtf does that have to do anything.

        And no, I don’t think that. Just the complete polar opposite in fact.

        • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Because rather than fixing the problem, you think we can avoid it entirely with a completely unreasonable elimination of cars.

          Traffic exists because people are inefficient drivers. Congestion happens everywhere people live in sufficient densities, and it’s not the density you’re imagining.

          Fully automated driving is also unlikely to happen in our lifetimes, because people like driving. But it could happen eventually, because the variety of benefits over other forms of transportation. One of those benefits is reducing traffic.

          • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.eeEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            What? I don’t think we can eliminate cars. Must have me confused with someone else.

            I totally agree with your points and I apology for the confusion or poor communication.