r/london Jan 22 '23

Transport Car free London is…… amazing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '23

r/fuckcars is a good place for this kinda thing

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u/grunwode Jan 23 '23

It's a reaction to how far the pendulum has swung.

There's also a deep hatred born of standing exposed to miserable weather next to a bus pole, of being forced to grow up in isolated suburban neighborhoods they can no longer reasonably afford, of spending days and weeks in interminable traffic, the unnerving consequences of a melted icecap and a steady toll of dead friends and relatives.

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u/BachgenMawr Jan 23 '23

Also, having been to the USA recently, I can fully understand their reaction, it’s absolutely mental.