• XeroxCool@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    You add a good point that explains a difference I didn’t exactly consider. I talked about how pedestrian-hostile US cities are but never really considered why European cities are friendlier. Duh, the cities largely existed before the cars did. Horses and carriages aren’t far off in size, but their speed is a fraction of the automobile. Funny, because I’m well aware that European cars are tiny because they have to take roads originally sized to beasts’ asses while Americans can make u-turns on the average suburban stroad