Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoSad but truelemmy.worldimagemessage-square86linkfedilinkarrow-up1513arrow-down10
arrow-up1513arrow-down1imageSad but truelemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square86linkfedilink
minus-squarelemmy12369@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoCars are like tanks… there I said it
minus-squareMajorasMaskForever@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoI’m confused, how exactly is a size comparison of two vehicles meant to add anything to the conversation here? Size implies lethality? A standard city bus is about twice as long as those tanks, so is a bus twice as problematic?
minus-squareanothermember@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI think it makes the point that needlessly large cars add even more risk than necessary. Buses on net reduce the number of vehicles on the road which makes them a net benefit for safety.
Cars are like tanks… there I said it
Literally
I’m confused, how exactly is a size comparison of two vehicles meant to add anything to the conversation here? Size implies lethality?
A standard city bus is about twice as long as those tanks, so is a bus twice as problematic?
I think it makes the point that needlessly large cars add even more risk than necessary.
Buses on net reduce the number of vehicles on the road which makes them a net benefit for safety.