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  • 3 people in Madhya Pradesh, India, died while stuck in a THIRTY TWO hour traffic jam along an intercity highway.

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  • Given the size, wealth, and density of India

    The latter two are heavily tilted in favor of the ultra-rich elite (who prefer to fly or drive) and major cities (packed to bursting with people, overloading existing transit systems), and then there's rampant greed and corruption to contend with.

  • Carbrain. Carbrain is why. They practically live in the damn things.

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  • It is actually possible to talk at a normal volume and film discreetly in the restaurant without bothering anyone, Americans are just loud as hell

  • Carbrain. Carbrain is why. They practically live in the damn things.

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  • Even that is built on Americans' love for cars though

  • 3 people in Madhya Pradesh, India, died while stuck in a THIRTY TWO hour traffic jam along an intercity highway.

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  • That's mostly my doing. I live here, and I have to bear witness to my people becoming more and more carbrained by the day as the government bends over backwards to cater to corporations and rich people with fancy cars at the expense of the gigantic majority who rely on public transit, bicycles, or just walking to get to where they need to go. I hate it.

  • Australian police beat an opposition politician so badly that she might lose an eye -- simply for being at an anti-genocide protest.

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  • I wasn't concentrating specifically on Aus either, just pointing out that a prominent member of "the west" is brutally attempting to silence dissent, which they are. Yes, I am trying to say that criticism of Israel isn't looked upon kindly in Australia -- or in France, or in Germany, or in Italy, or in the Netherlands -- and there's no dearth of police brutality to be had in the US and Canada either.

    As for arresting Netanyahu, Belgium and Hungary have straight up said they'll be doing no such thing, and Greece was more than happy to welcome him despite there being an ICC arrest warrant out for him. Germany's obviously not going to arrest him, France has done everything possible to be as lily-livered and non-committal about it as possible while backtracking on Palestinian recognition.

    So no, it hasn't "been permitted" indefinitely. The tide is turning amongst the people, but governments are still being as heavy-handed and militaristic as possible to shield their genocidaire buddies and the military contracts they bring.

  • Australian police beat an opposition politician so badly that she might lose an eye -- simply for being at an anti-genocide protest.

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  • the point is about whether criticism of Israel is allowed. It is, both by people and politicians.

    May I remind you that we're discussing this on a post about how an Australian woman in Australia was viciously beaten by state actors (cops) for engaging in criticism of Israel.

    There are also instances of EU(Irish) citizens being deported due to Palestine support.

    Again, if someone's being deported for criticizing Israel, I don't think that really qualifies as "criticism is allowed". In theory, I'm sure it is. In practice is a very different beast.

  • Man complains about the government forcing him to buy a new car so he and his wife can continue to do their 1km school run.

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  • I am indeed expecting them to walk. People (me included) walk longer distances in Indian traffic in far worse conditions, a kilometer is quite literally child's play

  • Man complains about the government forcing him to buy a new car so he and his wife can continue to do their 1km school run.

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  • That's a fair point actually. I'll change it

  • Australian police beat an opposition politician so badly that she might lose an eye -- simply for being at an anti-genocide protest.

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  • league of Arab counties

    Which Arab countries? Every single one has been quiet, and some have been actively aiding the genocide.

    Even Germany and France have expressed concern

    To what end? Germany's been militant in its support, and France shrank away from actively censuring the genocidaires every chance they got.

    The EU as whole is flagging that free trade agreements may be annulled due to war crimes.

    They've been doing that dance for over a year. What has come of it?

  • Man complains about the government forcing him to buy a new car so he and his wife can continue to do their 1km school run.

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  • Longer. It takes about 12 minutes to walk 1km. A car in Delhi traffic will take about 20 minutes to cover that during the morning rush hour

  • Man complains about the government forcing him to buy a new car so he and his wife can continue to do their 1km school run.

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  • Government-mandated to reduce emissions?

    On the surface, yes. In reality they're just offloading environmental responsibility on to citizens (and making them buy "better" ICE cars so the auto industry gets the profits) instead of improving and expanding public transit to make it easier to get around without a car.

  • This excellent road design brought to you courtesy the brain trust in Uttar Pradesh, India /s

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  • That news was likely the mass cremations of people who died of COVID. Uttar Pradesh had one of the highest mortality rates in the country in the wake of the pandemic. A lot of them were low-income folk who died on the way to (or right outside) public hospitals that refused to accept them due to overcrowding, lack of equipment and supplemental oxygen, and gross mismanagement

  • This excellent road design brought to you courtesy the brain trust in Uttar Pradesh, India /s

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  • there is no danger at the speeds Indian traffic moves at

    I fight for my life in Indian traffic every day, don't even give me that guff.

  • This excellent road design brought to you courtesy the brain trust in Uttar Pradesh, India /s

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  • Like I mentioned, UP has no shortage of space. The HK comparison was to say that even if they were short on space that's no excuse to build piss poor infrastructure like this

  • This excellent road design brought to you courtesy the brain trust in Uttar Pradesh, India /s

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  • Uttar Pradesh is the Ohio of India

    Incorrect. Uttar Pradesh is the Florida of India. If you hear of some fucked-up shit happening in India there's a 50/50 chance it's in Uttar Pradesh.

  • This excellent road design brought to you courtesy the brain trust in Uttar Pradesh, India /s

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  • there is much less space to design anything neatly.

    That's absolute nonsense. We can design things perfectly well when it suits us.

    Even if it were true (it isn't; Uttar Pradesh is one of India's largest states, there's no dearth of space there -- this is borne of pure greed and stupidity), that's not an excuse. Quite a few other regions that are painfully short on space have been able to come up with brilliant, compact designs that serve their intended purpose without putting people in grave danger every day. Hong Kong comes to mind

  • Am I overreacting for wanting to quit driving altogether?

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  • It's a crosspost. I didn't write the post

  • On a slightly brighter note -- car-free vacation destinations!

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  • I gotchu. I changed the link to an archived one, it's all good now

  • Coventry in the UK is trialing a tiny battery-electric single-car tram it calls the Very Light Rail

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  • The prefictability is really a flaw. Busses can go anywhere with a road. Much more flexible.

    I beg to differ. A pedestrian or a cyclist is much more likely to be hit by a bus because buses can go and turn anywhere. Flexibility is an asset outside of cities and high-density areas, but in an urban area public transit on rails is far superior.