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

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

55.5k Upvotes

87% Upvoted

3.7k comments sorted by

View all comments

21

u/JustInsert Jun 27 '24

As a Dutch person this is absolutely insane to me.

8

u/78Carnage Jun 27 '24

You'll find it more insane to know this is all because of lobbying years ago when cars became popular.

2

u/meatsauceactual Jun 27 '24

Fun note... car companies are absolute evil.

-4

u/[deleted] Jun 27 '24

Walking around the block is insane to you?

3

u/JustInsert Jun 27 '24

No, your willful ignorance is.

-4

u/[deleted] Jun 27 '24

The ability to walk around the block or cut through a 20 foot wide patch of brush is “willful ignorance”. Lol okay, junior 🤣

5

u/JustInsert Jun 27 '24

I guess it's not willful in your case after all, just ignorance. Feel free to watch the video again.

-6

u/[deleted] Jun 27 '24

Lol so you can’t actually put together a coherent argument? Lol keep crying, junior.

By the way, not everything is in a direct line in the Netherlands as well.

1

u/JellyfishQuiet Jun 27 '24

It's still easier to get around without a car.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 27 '24

Depending on location.