boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoIt’s time for Americans to embrace small carsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square174fedilinkarrow-up1684arrow-down150
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minus-squareorangebussycat@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down5·2 years agoIt’s time for Americans to stop spending so much time in their cars. Emissions from burning hydrocarbons are destroying the planet.
minus-squareOskarAxolotl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoProblem is that American cities were designed around cars. Getting anywhere on foot, especially for those who live in suburban areas, is basically impossible.
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoIt’s not just the cities. Try living anywhere in the US that’s not a city.
minus-squareKittenstix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoHard to avoid spending so much time in our cars when rent and housing prices force us to live in them.
It’s time for Americans to stop spending so much time in their cars. Emissions from burning hydrocarbons are destroying the planet.
Problem is that American cities were designed around cars. Getting anywhere on foot, especially for those who live in suburban areas, is basically impossible.
It’s not just the cities. Try living anywhere in the US that’s not a city.
Hard to avoid spending so much time in our cars when rent and housing prices force us to live in them.