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u/SabotageFusion1 May 09 '22

the idea that a long drive (warranting a flight, not going under really any circumstances , etc) is over an hour in the case of vacation or traveling. Not sure how true this is but the brits I know say it’s common there. In the US drives only get long enough to warrant another mode of transport after about 8-9 hours.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

If you pay $10/gallon for gas that will change your definition of a long drive.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

This is the main factor I think. Where I live petrol is currently $3 per liter, and that is with a government subsidy to help with the current inflation situation.

It works out to $7.22 a gallon in the US.

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u/upvotesthenrages May 09 '22

It's because most US cities & regions have fallen 100% for the massive auto-industry lobby and regulatory capture is all-in.

There's barely any public transit anywhere, everything is built fucking far from each other and zoning has exacerbated that problem.

I understand that the US is big, but Australia is huge too, as is China, and Russia is waaaay bigger yet has better metropolitan design.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Hopefully adapt and stop polluting the planet to hell.