Tom Andraszek on Nostr: I hate cars. They are heavy, loud, polluting machines that can easily kill or injure, ...
I hate cars. They are heavy, loud, polluting machines that can easily kill or injure, operated by people in a hurry, distracted, tired, angry, on drugs, or drunk. Operated in close proximity to others, usually without adequate protection like bollards, guard rails, concrete barriers, trees...
https://youtu.be/-_4GZnGl55c"cars and the system of automobility have killed approximately 60 to 80 million people since their invention" - about as many as both world wars:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692324000267#cars
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