1. Because I can.

2. This group consistently downvotes everything car related.

3. If you want to correlate that to prejudiced comments then go for it. Assume intent all you want.

4. No DC driver will tell you this city is convenient. It literally was built to be inconvenient.

5. You say blame, I say common ground. I can separate my opinion from reality to try to understand. Can you?

Should be, I agree. I can separate my ideals from reality. I can work towards a better future while not bashing people attached to the current system. Cars are clearly needed to make this city work, no matter how much bad they bring. You need a car and I need a car. I’m someone with a kid who goes to school across town because the in boundary school could not meet their needs. I miss waking them to school, but a car is needed now. A car makes it possible for me to take care of an elderly loved one while working full time and only 24 hours in the day. Neither of our stories are unheard of. They’re quite common. A lot of those people just aren’t on Reddit. And before you ask, no, I don’t live east of the river.

The more I read people’s opinion it seems the government is the problem. No real solutions are being given to those who need cars. No real solutions are being given to those who feel unsafe being a pedestrian. Both are fighting back because they don’t feel heard.

I mean exactly what I said. Did you read it? Go to neighborhoods that you don’t usually frequent and see how they’re living. Shoot even look up the wall scores of different neighborhoods. This city is NOT what you think it is.

I have been for car free areas for some time. It’s not a matter of understanding. I’m realistic enough to know it not reasonable to just shun cars and ban them overnight.

Not true

I’ll keep my car and I’ll keep living in DC. I’ll also keep avoiding small-minded people like you who think an ideal can be made real by complaining and throwing metaphorical eggs at the other side.

Someone complaining about a speeding camera ticket and someone killing someone is not the same. I feel for the kid and their family. Unfortunately, an emotional anecdotal story is not enough to change the infrastructure of the city overnight.

These “facts” seem off. I can promise you not all areas of DC are metro accessible unless you have hours to waste. Speak to someone working at a nonprofit that helps low income individuals. They’ll tell you how inefficient the metro/bus system is outside of the expensive areas. I get what you’re saying, but these ideals ignore a huge portion of DC residents where walking or biking to a bus or metro then transferring and spending triple or quadruple the time isn’t feasible or possible.

I can see your point. As a cyclist and part time pedestrian I get it. Safety is paramount. As a car driver I also get it. The roads are becoming more inconvenient with no solutions being proposed. Sounds like government is the true issue (or villain) then.

It’s not a reality for a lot of people. People in Themis group really don’t understand that. All you have to do is travel outside your community and talk to people.

Cool. So screw everyone else who needs a car because there’s are so few of them right? This SCREAMS I don’t leave NW

So one out of every three people I see walking around don’t matter? Gotcha

Your idealism is great. I would love a society that wasn’t car dependent as well. I wish America invested more in rail instead of highways forever ago. However, that’s not reality. I don’t see how hating reality and bashing people on the internet helps us get to a less car dependent society.

I drive and I bike. I’ve slammed on my breaks quite a few times because of careless cyclist and pedestrians. However, the large majority of them follow the rules. The same is true for the drivers I encounter. Taking more responsibility doesn’t explain why people hate cars.