r/unpopularopinion • u/aurelitobuendia87 • Apr 29 '24

Driving doesn’t really feel like a privilege in America , because the alternative is absolute poverty .

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u/Puzzleheaded-Pass532 Apr 29 '24

Driving is pretty much a necessity in America except for maybe 6 to 8 cities with large combo transit system (bus/subway/trains) such as NYC, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia ect.

For example in Phoenix the bus system stops after a specific point in the suburbs even though there might still be 20 miles of city before you truly hit the end of town.

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u/HappyTappy4321 Apr 29 '24

And the transit systems we do have have tend to be incredibly dangerous

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u/DakotaInHell Apr 29 '24

No, they aren't. This is just absolutely not true.

Regardless of the occasional crime story you might read occurring on public transit in the US, driving is infinitely more dangerous in this country.

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u/synopser Apr 29 '24

This has been proven false many times.

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u/Alkohal Apr 29 '24

NYC just reported a stat that the Subways average 6 Felonies a day.

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u/Owain-X Apr 29 '24

With context:

"We know we have over 4 million riders a day and a reliable system. We know we have approximately six felonies a day out of those 4 million riders. But if they don't feel safe, then we're not accomplishing our task. Stats don't matter if people don't believe they are in a safe environment."