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Lobinde posted...

Terminal levels of carbrain in this topic.

This is a direct result of U.S car-centric infrastructure and the fact that most people nowadays are driving around fatass SUVs/pickup trucks that have poor visibility from the front and are more deadly to pedestrians. While yes, there are some "evil jaywalkers" not paying attention to their surroundings, the only way this trend can be reversed is to impose restrictions on the designs of large cars/pickup trucks, and design our living spaces around alternatives to driving.

it's "car-centric" because it's big as fuck and spread out. What Europe does with public transportation is great but a lot of their cities were built before cars even existed. It's just not feasible in the US to have public transportation easily accessible to everyone, which means the majority of people need a car to go anywhere outside their own town/city, or to certain specific places. The town I grew up in had a train station, sure, but no buses or cabs so unless you have a car you're walking to the station or calling a taxi service that charges you $20 just to drive there. and also 90% of the roads had no sidewalk so have fun walking!