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Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes) sitting at a lemonade stand, smiling, with a sign that reads, "Trains and micromobility are inevitably the future of urban transportation, whether society wants it or not. CHANGE MY MIND."

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I didn't avoid your questions but if you would like to move your goalposts I can attempt to accomodate you.

The use of a microcar with a wheelchair is a very realistic possibility. In actual fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they already exist precicely because microcars are designed for people who are disabled. You know, the same people most likely to be wheelchair users?

I also find it so funny that you're complaining about the potential cost of purchasing a microcar but a full size car is a justifiable expense to you.

Where in the fuck is a trip costing 235 Euros that costs you 10 Euros by car? That type of cost disparity is not even a thing in the UK, where there is some of the worst teains in all of Europe. That's simply a shit public transport system. Unlimited journeys through the interrail system across 33 countries in Europe for one month costs 704 Euros.

That's not even taking into account the fact that your mother would not be 3km away from some form of public transport service if your mother's government was actually made of competent people.

Funny how you also didn't address point 2 and 3.