>You're arguing against urban policies in cities from the point of view of rural areas.
Keep in mind that a "city" can be more rural than most people realize.
For example, the town that's 5 minutes' drive away is legally designated as a city (it's the county seat, in fact) despite the population being just under 40,000 and the surroundings being as rural as it gets. In terms of physical size, I can drive across the entire city in 5 to 10 minutes assuming I don't get stopped by traffic lights.
A neighbouring city in the same county, and I believe it's the second-most populace city in the county, has a population of just over 2,000 and can be driven through in less than a minute. Yes, it's legally designated as a city.
>A heavier vehicle is only safer in a crash when crashing into a smaller object. All you're doing is increasing your own safety at the cost of everyone else's.
Yes, and I have no qualms about that fact. We all take steps to better our own place in life, sometimes at the cost of others. I'm doing it to someone, and someone's doing it to me, no big deal.
It's not like bigger and heavier cars are restricted only to the wealthy either, so you can't even argue this is wealth inequality.
Keep in mind that a "city" can be more rural than most people realize.
For example, the town that's 5 minutes' drive away is legally designated as a city (it's the county seat, in fact) despite the population being just under 40,000 and the surroundings being as rural as it gets. In terms of physical size, I can drive across the entire city in 5 to 10 minutes assuming I don't get stopped by traffic lights.
A neighbouring city in the same county, and I believe it's the second-most populace city in the county, has a population of just over 2,000 and can be driven through in less than a minute. Yes, it's legally designated as a city.
>A heavier vehicle is only safer in a crash when crashing into a smaller object. All you're doing is increasing your own safety at the cost of everyone else's.
Yes, and I have no qualms about that fact. We all take steps to better our own place in life, sometimes at the cost of others. I'm doing it to someone, and someone's doing it to me, no big deal.
It's not like bigger and heavier cars are restricted only to the wealthy either, so you can't even argue this is wealth inequality.