I recognize appreciating cool machines, I really do. I’ve just never been able to wrap my head around being a car guy. Spending huge chunks of change on a car, consistently modifying it, watching car shows all the time. I just dont get it. What’s the big draw for you?

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    What I don’t understand is how you could not be into cars. There are few things more thrilling than driving a proper sports car the way it was designed to be driven.

    It surely doesn’t hurt that I’m a geek, so I’m naturally attracted to anything electronic or mechanical. The inner workings of a vehicle are beyond fascinating.

    If you don’t enjoy driving, part of it might have to be due to the fact that you’ve only ever been behind the wheel of boring commuter cars. Take a manual Supra or 400Z for a test drive sometime, and tell me it doesn’t change your opinion of cars. If that doesn’t work for you, then I don’t know what to tell you. To each their own.

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      Sitting behind the wheel of something belching gas that requires full concentration just isn’t that interesting. Biking is a much more enjoyable activity.

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        If cars could just be a hobby where I go to car shows and appreciate the effort people put into making old cars look nice, or drive around curvy back roads with the top down, or learn about the intricacies of ignition timing, they’d be great.

        Everything wrong with cars is about how they are integrated into society at large. They should not be the default transportation option. They’re not a hobby at that point, but a mandate. The common NIMBY refrain against walkable/bikable infrastructure of “you’re taking away my freedom to drive a car” is pants on head stupid.

        This seems to be an increasingly common sentiment among car enthusiasts. Being an enthusiast and agreeing that FuckCars has it 95% correct are not the mutually exclusive opinions they appear to be.

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          This. Can’t unser cars making cities worse. So much wasted space on parking, dangerous to other people, etc.

          But I do kind of get vroom vroom machine fast and strong.

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        What are your thoughts on EV and Hydrogen-powered sports cars? They don’t exist (yet), but if they did, would that help change your mind?

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          No. I prefer my appliances functional ;sports cars exchange function for form. Morehowever, the wasted created per is still disproportionate to what is reasonable

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            And there’s your problem, you see cars as an appliance.

            Why even bother driving if you’re going to have that attitude? Just take public transport if you really hate cars that much.

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              Cars are an appliance. And I have two, a daily and a special.
              Both are appliances.

              I have two superbikes. They are useless for anything other than being shiny, making noise, and putting a smile on my face. They are also just appliances.

              I have a mountain bike and an eMTB. I have fun on them and they keep me fit but, guess what…? Yep, appliances!

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                I gotta say, it’s wild behaviour to come into a vehicle appreciation post and call them toasters hahaha.

                Your bike is an egg timer, but if you’re passionate about egg timers then so be it, enjoy that countdown. When you find yourself in an artisanal grandfather clock festival, keep the egg timer in your pannier.

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                  I’m going to shit on people who actively make my life worse. Cars are regressive.

                  Alao, I didn’t call them a toaster lmfao

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                    Cars are an appliance.

                    Wouldn’t you think a toaster an appliance?

                    Do you think the people in this post have any decision making power over the type of infrastructure that gets built in their respective municipalities? Your comments here don’t show someone that wants safer biking through their city, just fruitless yelling at the wind.

                    Join an advocacy group in your community to pressure your councillors for modal separation. If there isn’t such a group, start one. Start a bike bus for your local elementary school. Start a bicycle based trash collection service for your neighbourhood. Do anything other than shit on people that may not have another option than driving due to their infrastructure. Antagonizing people only serves to harden their position.

                    Showing up to a huntering lodge and shouting about veganism isn’t going to help the cause. Instead, try inviting them to a barbeque and have plant based sliders for them to try.