@Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years 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-square576fedilinkarrow-up12.23Karrow-down1156
arrow-up12.08Karrow-down1image[meme] Trains are 100000x easier to electrify and automate than cars, so why does everyone keep talking about electric and driverless cars?lemmy.world@Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square576fedilink
minus-square@DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoI doubt that a significant portion of the population lives somewhere that just trains and bikes could meet their requirements.
minus-square@SwingingTheLamp@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years 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.
minus-square@CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.orglinkfedilinkEnglish-3•2 years agoI doubt that. Only the US has weird population distribution.
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I doubt that a significant portion of the population lives somewhere that just trains and bikes could meet their requirements.
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.
I doubt that. Only the US has weird population distribution.