Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago[meme] Trains are 100000x easier to electrify and automate than cars, so why does everyone keep talking about electric and driverless cars?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square564fedilinkarrow-up12.2K
arrow-up12.2Kimage[meme] Trains are 100000x easier to electrify and automate than cars, so why does everyone keep talking about electric and driverless cars?lemmy.worldFried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square564fedilink
minus-squareDogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoI doubt that a significant portion of the population lives somewhere that just trains and bikes could meet their requirements.
minus-squareCaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI doubt that. Only the US has weird population distribution.
minus-squareSwingingTheLamp@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAround 60% of car trips in the U.S. are less than 6 miles. A plurality are under 3 miles, and IIRC, the average occupancy is 1.2 people. That indicates that bikes and walking could do just fine for a lot of people.
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I doubt that a significant portion of the population lives somewhere that just trains and bikes could meet their requirements.
I doubt that. Only the US has weird population distribution.
Around 60% of car trips in the U.S. are less than 6 miles. A plurality are under 3 miles, and IIRC, the average occupancy is 1.2 people. That indicates that bikes and walking could do just fine for a lot of people.