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undergroundpanther

(11,925 posts)
2. walking everywhere is exhausting
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:36 PM
May 2016

Especially in suburbs. A person driving in a car
Will have a shortened perception of how
Close things are to each other.

In reality that two minute walk you see in a car.
is really 10 to 15 minutes.
For some people who walk slower
Add in humidity. Hot sun or freezing cold

That ten minutes feels like 20. To want to get there
Is just as urgent in walkers if not moreso.
When we walk its often to get to an appointment we gotta move.
Bus system often sucks in places that are not a city
Just because too many people can afford cars and
Drive and dont take buses in suburban areas.ect.

There is a thing called car aparthied look it up.
I cant link from this phone but please google it.
Try to understand what its like for us who cant afford
A car or who cant drive or both in non-city areas or
Areas where cars dominate the roads.

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It's hardly your fault if you get hit... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #1
walking everywhere is exhausting undergroundpanther May 2016 #2
I got hit undergroundpanther May 2016 #3
Well, that puts the lie to my statement... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #4
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