Image transcript:

The “what if you wanted to go to heaven, but god said ____” meme template, but here it says, “What if you wanted to walk to get groceries, but city planners said DRIVE”. The last panel is an image of a massive freeway full of cars.

  • doktorseven@lemmy.worldEnglish
    168·
    1 year ago

    Ableist garbage. Can we please ban this pathetic anti-car movement for being ableist? It’s hateful and insulting.

    • Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      361·
      1 year ago

      My sister had her driver’s license suspended for a while due to a medical condition, and her neighborhood’s extremely car-dependent design made it completely impractical to walk to get groceries. The only thing that ended up working was getting an electric bike, but even that was still not great because there are absolutely no protected bike lanes in her neighborhood. No transit either.

      When you advocate against ending car dependency, you’re advocating for people like my sister to be stuck at home, unable to get groceries on their own.

    • vldnl@feddit.dkEnglish
      25·
      1 year ago

      If anything it’s the car-dependent infrastructure that is ableist, as many people with disabilities cannot drive. I can’t, and if I didn’t live in a place where alternative modes of transport were a thing, I would either be stuck at home, or have to waste money on buying a specially made car.

      Far from all disabled people use wheelchairs or have mobility issues. Some have problems with their sight, concentration, fine motor skills etc. which prevent them from driving safely. Even if you cannot walk or ride a bike, and have trouble getting on/off public transport by yourself, living in an environment that is walkable and bikeable usually means that it is also easier/safer to get around in a wheelchair or on a moped.

    • 18107@aussie.zoneEnglish
      23·
      1 year ago

      There are plenty of mobility options in a walkable area. There are very few mobility options in a car dependant city.

    • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
      23·
      1 year ago

      Stop trying to larp being an advocate for people with disabilities, it’s pathetic and extremely disingenuous. If you actually were an advocate you’d know there are plenty of disabilities that disqualify people from driving and a lack of alternatives is the actual discrimination.

      Seriously, you make me so fucking mad with this shit, it’s the worst category of cowardice. Leave and don’t come back.

    • kase@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It’s not anti-car per se, it’s anti-car dependency. In a walkable city, you still have the choice to have a car and drive places, but it’s not a requirement.

      This is a very good thing for many people with disabilities, myself included. Not everyone can drive.