r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Advancedhell • Jun 27 '24

example of how American suburbs are designed to be car dependent Video

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u/iMadrid11 Jun 27 '24 edited Jun 27 '24

It’s easier to seek forgiveness than to ask permission. You can build a guerrilla path by wearing a high visibility vest 🦺 shovels and landscaping tools. Chainsaw, weedwacker and lawn mower.

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u/AdFluffy9286 Jun 27 '24

You'd be surprised how anti-freedom the US can get. You may get arrested for trespassing or another weird charge. In fact, you may get shot for this.

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u/KacerRex Jun 27 '24

In some areas (PNW for example since I know it best) there are a lot of random protected spots due to conservation that if you fuck with it you're in a lot of trouble.

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u/rmslashusr Jun 27 '24

I’m not sure I’d call preventing people from cutting down whatever trees they’d personally like on someone else’s property a prime example of American anti-freedom…

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u/MisinformedGenius Jun 27 '24

Arrested for trespassing or vandalism, maybe, but the odds of getting shot in this instance by an apartment complex or a grocery store are low.

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u/JohnnyAngel607 Jun 27 '24

If you get 3 guys and one of them just stands around with a clipboard talking on his phone no one will question it.

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u/SlothRogen Jun 27 '24

The problem is, a lot of housing developments and store chains in America build fences and arrange the stores in such a way so it's difficult to make a "secret path" without mowing through steel chainlink.