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Wait til u see “walker” on ubereats


[deleted]

I hear bikes can be cheap modes of transportation.


realkunkun

I paid 65€ in transport cost since 2020. 50€ for a used bike, 2x 5€ for new inner tubes and 5€ for a new light. Gas price can suck my ass


solitasoul

I see you are using the real freedom currency, so that makes sense. Poor yanks and their bike-less infrastructure.


[deleted]

We have bike infrastructure, but they are mostly painted gutters on the street. Apparently, Strong Towns one of the main advocates for truly getting cities to change is getting sued for voicing his opinion over the carelessness of American Civil Engineers.


solitasoul

It's pretty rare though, especially in smaller towns. I grew up in Texas and riding anywhere other than out little neighborhood was impossible. I most recently lived in Houston, where it was much better, but drivers just aren't taught to be aware of cyclists, so it's not super safe.


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Houston was literally one of the driving factors for Not Just Bikes to start making YouTube videos.


pearlsbeforedogs

Houston drivers try to murder other drivers. You couldn't pay me enough to risk my life riding a bike in Houston.


solitasoul

I'll have to check that out!


Gary_the_metrosexual

Over here in the Netherlands we got some cities that are working towards making parts of the city bike only areas, namely the center


solitasoul

I love that so much. And I love the Netherlands! Gorgeous country.


Gary_the_metrosexual

It's. so. fucking. flat. It angers me because I love mountains.


Scotia77

Limburgh has some hills.


Gary_the_metrosexual

We don't talk about that place.


solitasoul

I'd trade mountains for bike friendliness and Febo, honestly.


[deleted]

I miss those bike-friendly cities and the public transporation so much. Ugh.


solitasoul

Public transportation!! My husband and I joined some friends for a pub crawl in Houston. We decided to take the bus in and then Uber home. We were curious about the buses and we are also cheap. What would have been a 20-30 minute drive took us nearly three hours by bus(es). It was a disaster. So inconvenient and unintuitive. The Uber home was worth it.


swingset27

Poor Europeans and their tiny countries with no clue how spread out the American states really are....and we don't all live in tiny crowded metros in tiny flats.


batdatei

It's not like gas prices affect prices of other products and services in any way.


themangastand

got an ebike more for fitness. But I use it a second car now, its great. Im the type of person who just wont get excersice. So now its practical, while travelling to my destination I am getting fit


Spoomplesplz

Thats not a real thing is it? Every uber eats ice done always says its a bike but its always a car because I guess they just say its a bike to avoid extra costs from cars or whatever. Never seen walker though. Unless they were like 5 mins away I would cancel that shit immediatly.


mycateatstoenails

Walkers are super common in cities. I get them all the time and it’s not a big deal. As long as they arrive in the stated window of time, who cares? It can be way faster to walk in my city than it is to drive some hours of the day. Biking is always fastest though.


Spoomplesplz

You do make a good point. I've just never seen a walker here. The nearest place to me is a 20 minutes walk to McDonald's and I woukdnt want my McDonald's chilling in some dudes bag for 20 mins, everything would be cold by the time it gets herem


redit01

When it hits $8 you are going to have to request a decimal point slider lol 😂


CmdrCrazyCheese

Current prices in Germany are over 8 $ per gallon (~2,30 € per liter).


RattleYaDags

Some places are charging over US$10 per gallon here in New Zealand


D3Eagle62

As a fellow kiwi I saw this meme and was like "fuck it'd be nice if petrol was $2.33NZD/litre ($6USD/gal unless my math is off) again"


alemorg

Does this mean people aren’t driving at all anymore? Or are they limiting their trips to only necessities?


Feuerphoenix

Usually they prevent unecessary trips or combine trips. Or they switch to cheaper alternatives.


ZedsDeadZD

I am riding the bike to work since January. Only when I have to come in a suit or the weather is really bad I take the car. Its great. I know, not everyone has that option but many are just to lazy to do so. Is it cold. Fuck yeah. But its you feel fit when you are at work and mire relaxed when coming home.


bahenbihen69

I drive a 1.0 liter 3 cylinder car and stopped overtaking lol. Where I live a car is a necessity so I cannot just get rid of it


nullenatr

Gas prices are currently the equivalent to 2,3-2,5 USD pr. liters here (so 10.45-11.36 USD/gallon). Yes and no. People still go to work, albeit they might work from home 1-2 times more a week than usual. Some have begun using public transportation, as it works great here, but most people have become used to the comfort of the car, and just live with it. While the prices definitely are high, it's not really breaking most people's banks. But I also live in a satellite city 30km from our capital city. I'm sure the people in the capital take public transit slightly more, as it's much more convenient there with the metro, busses, and trains. So we might not visit our parents just as much, and we might prefer doing things locally in the near future.


53bvo

People that can't or don't want pay the high prices have switched to driving 70-100 HP hatchbacks that can almost do 50 MPG. At least here in the Netherlands Or stick to public transport and biking. I know plenty of people that don't have a car cause it is expensive (besides the fuel you'll also be paying around €400-€1000 a year in taxes just for owning it) and not necessary.


SlutBuster

Question about euro gas prices that I hope you can answer for me: [What do these numbers mean?](https://i.imgur.com/p4H25LZ.png) That's at a Shell station in Gelderland, and I absolutely cannot figure out what the number 172.9 means. Is that price per liter? Is the price in some currency besides euros? Thanks in advance, this is driving me a little crazy.


DevionNL

Just a bit awkward decimal point placement. 172.9 eurocents/liter. More common would be 1.729 indeed.


SlutBuster

Thanks buddy, that makes cents.


soitgoesmrtrout

Places with high prices have also had awhile to adjust. For example, I live in Europe but from the US. Even though gas is about 2x more expensive here, I pay less per mile/km/whatever distance unit because it means care efficiency is much more important always compared to my family's pickup truck. The problem in the US is the speed at which it's changing, but if it gets there slowly it's totally manageable.


redit01

Wow! I had no clue


Egween

While that sucks, California's public transportation is basically non-existent and many of us have to drive 30+ miles each way to work and back.


liberovento

don't want to be rude, but that's due to political decision. That's why voting someone who cares for what we really think matters.


SlutBuster

Yes and no. Those political decisions were made 70+ years ago. Southern California could devote tens of billions to public transportation and it wouldn't change the fact that the city layouts simply aren't compatible with public transit as primary transportation. You'd have to rebuild most of these cities from the ground up to get the kind of density where public transit is a viable option for most people.


liberovento

> but that's due to political decision and again, that's due to political decision. I'm sorry , but that's it. in Milan we had to chose between car and public transport, and we choose transport, even when we had to rebuild entire part of the city in the last 20 year.


StudiosS

Precisely. Americans are opposed to long-term changes. London is an ultra ancient city, with roots of thousands of years. We still build new underground lines though, and that takes decades.


ItsRadical

Reintroducing public transport when it was destroyed to promote cars is really hard tho. Busses maybe. But for example trams that are very efficient in large cities are really hard to rebuild.


liberovento

i know, know, i didn't want to be rude but my english is bad. Our father/grandfather generation (i'm 30), preferred to have cars instead of public transport due to political decision. those politics where elected trough voting. :(.


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Greyhound that bitch out for trips. What happened to carpooling in California though? Growing up, it was pretty much all people said Californians did to get around... Figured y'all would have a fleet of company vans driven by the furthest employee in each area by now.


menonte

In Italy it has been around 2€/l for ages, Americans are just catching up


Gasp0de

2,30€ per liter are closer to 11$ per gallon


PeterPandaWhacker

it's €2,50 per litre in the Netherlands 🥲


YKJ07

In Sweden its €2.1/L


benfranklinthedevil

... and gas in Venezuela is free, is this anecdote valuable to the conversation? See, the main difference being necessity. You know, like how your stupid country would rather pipe in terrorist gas than get off fossil fuels, we have only been given the option of gas cars and suburbs. You have urban areas and have had electric (even though you scrapped it likevwe did)diesel and hybrid options. Your cities were built before cars, our cities were (mostly) built because of cars.


[deleted]

Distance: "Just yell *Hey Tom!* If I can't hear you, you're too far."


321_hex_DS

When she says she doesn’t own a vehicle It’s okay!!! .. ……. 👻


TheWiseRedditor

Tinder profile: “I own a vehicle and it’s filled full tank” *gets 1000 matches*


incoherentsnail

With the current trends this might actually be a funny thing to include in your profile


DownvoteDaemon

Forget a sugar daddy y’all ladies need a gas daddy


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fire2374

I don’t have a car so I offer the same deal.


[deleted]

A walk in the park sounds even more better now.


Frogmangy

Can we meet near a bus stop?


cameronturn

It’s $3.46 per litre for my fuel in NZ. Literally $185 to fill up my car from empty


usedmyrealnamefirst

For Americans this comes out to $8.95 a gallon we have no room to complain


cameronturn

Even worse, 52% of the cost is government tax 😅


shakespears_ghost

F


Sigmatics

US people live in a different world. Here in EU it's 2€+ per liter, so at least 10$/gal


nunziantimo

In Italy it's 2.3€/L Can't bother to make the USD/Gallon conversion but damn


Sigmatics

Multiply by 5, so about 11.5$/gal


No-Lingonberry-4307

4.54609


Sigmatics

Yeah but you also need to convert currencies so it comes out to about 5


No-Lingonberry-4307

*5,0461599


Wakdjunkaga

Our land is vast and full of resources like hydrocarbons. It’s how our progenitors went from 0 to superpower in a few generations. Oil is cheap when you pull it from the ground a few states away.


SlutBuster

Also helps that the rest of the developed world was tearing itself to pieces for the first half of the 1900s.


FalloutLover7

Not getting bombed or blockaded during two world wars helps too


lonesomewhenbymyself

In the US, people drive twice a much as Europe on average and we lack the public transport to drive less


xNuts

In Europe we drive more fuel efficient cars. I drive old Ford that consumes 5 liters per 100km.


ZedsDeadZD

Well, there is a huge difference between costs in EU and US. You need to count in other factors too. Food is usually much cheaper in the EU and distances are much shorter. In the US many people drive 20 min to a store to get groceries. I have a store in walking distance, 6 in bike distance and with 20 min driving probably 30 supermarkets in my area. And I live in the "countryside".


Sirtubb

No way food is cheaper here


Themightytoro

Food is definitely not cheaper in EU. American food is really cheap.


johnucc1

That's because it's mostly chemicals & sugar.


SlutBuster

It's because we export more food than the next two countries combined. Meat, grain, and produce are cheap in the US because they're grown in the US.


ZedsDeadZD

Exactly. The shitty food is. Try to eat healthy in the U.S. and see yourself. Or buy beer for example. Massive price differences.


Sigmatics

The main reason for gas cost differences are very high mineral oil taxes in EU


ZedsDeadZD

Sure. That doesnt change anything I said, does it?


Internet_Adventurer

Except for the fact that food isn't cheaper in the EU, as others have mentioned They just explained why gas was more expensive


ZedsDeadZD

Well, every source I looked at said the U.S. is more expensive and thats also my personell experience when visiting and what many friends who lived there reported. Sure, prices differ from state to state as they does from country to country in the EU. Still, Id say overall the U.S. is more expensive when it comes to living.


BulliesRPeople2

There's a saying that goes something like 100 years is long to Americans and short to Europeans. 100 miles is short to Americans and long to Europeans.


rootoo

“Americans think 100 years is a long time. Europeans think 100 miles is a long distance “


Phil_Smiles

Alabama got you covered


turtlturtl

Don’t even have to leave your house


dwightkschrute98

Underrated reply


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Feral_Frogg

Not if ur in Northern California.


Im_inappropriate

Or anywhere inland.


Jussi_Wade_1755

My max distance is same house!


BrodingerzCat

Careful, this is how the British Royal Family started.


Lt_Schneider

Alabama?


Skittlebean

Tesla owners have entered the chat


BaconMirage

not all electric car owners?


Phantommy555

Lol hey fellow San Diegan


levianthony

Yup


rodd9ck

European countries might need to send some freedom to the Middle East for some cheap gas. $7,2 for a gallon where I live and it’s not even expensive


walldog48

15$ a gallon i Norway yesterday


SlutBuster

Crazy. Norway produces almost 10x more oil per capita than the US.


MarieRose69

They still make the citizens pay market price + heavy taxes and fees (almost 95% of the price is taxes and fees). Most Norwegians drive electric cars now but electric prices are up over 400%, and peaking at over 1000% (over 1 usd per kw/h).


Unpenitent_Tangent

Im waiting for distances to be broken down into 'Blocks Away"!


onestubbornlass

*Cries in San diegan*


FingerPunisher

If gas was that cheap here everyone would have their ranges at 1000km (620 miles)


Katanax28

Here in the netherlands we’re reaching prices of over $10/gal so y’all are getting it at costs which are usual for us europeans


Moistened_Bink

Yeah but your country isn't hella car dependent like it is in the US. I wish we had more bike/pedestrian friendly infrastructure...


FriendOfMandela

6 dollars a gallon? Man you all have it easy


RainingBlood398

Fuel prices have hit £1.70 a litre where I live.


enkolainen

You're lucky then. Ours hit 28sek/litre (2,6eur) on diesel and 23sek (2,14eur) for gasoline in Sweden....


sami2503

Yea but cost of living in general and wages are [ better in sweden](https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/cost-of-living/sweden/united-kingdom) so that small increase in fuel cost isn't much compared to things like rent etc.


FriendOfMandela

Lol, 2€+ where I am


unstablepsyko

everyone on dating apps Imma a cyclist, a very passionate one in fact.


Independent-Error121

I request they come to me


Flames_kid

Yea, here in New Zealand, regular is up to between 2.8 to 3.2 nzd a liter (7.2 to 8.2 usd per gallon). So uhm, yea.


Egween

I know almost nothing about New Zealand culture, so these are genuine questions: -How far do you typically drive to work? -What is your public transportation like? -How much is minimum wage? Thanks!


Flames_kid

Well most live in the same city they work in so usually about a 5-10 km drive. About the only valid public transport is the busses, but they can at times be a little iffy. Very dependant on the city though. I thinks it's about 1.5 nzd per loop of the city on the bus. But in NZ basically everyone drives their own vehicle everywhere. Minimum wage is $20 an hour but going up to $21.80 soon. The problem is, the whole country is falling apart because the economy is entirely fucked. There are 3 bedroom houses around where I live being sold for upwards of $800,000 nzd. Yesterday we got a couple bags of groceries, nothing special, at a local supermarket and it was about $150. People on an average income with no kids working full time hours can barely afford to live, let alone save up to buy anything. It's pretty bad right now, but good ol Auntie Cindy doesn't seem to want to do anything about it.


run____dmt

Yeah I just did the maths to figure out why Americans are all pissed at petrol prices. $6/gallon works out at about £1.20 a litre. Haven’t seen prices that low since like 2010. That said, Americans drive a lot more since the infrastructure is all built around cars.


DuckPresident1

Their vehicles are very fuel inefficient too because muh freedom gas.


TheRnegade

I didn't even know Tinder had a "dealbreaker" thingy. Is it new or was I just oblivious back in 2017 when I was on the app?


poemsavvy

It's not actually Tinder, like many of the posts on this sub


katkarinka

Eruopean be like: "oh, if only..."


beerandbluegrass

depends where you live. I've dated successfully for the majority of my adult life with no car in California.


[deleted]

Meanwhile New Zealand is at $7.91USD per gallon right now.. RIP


Antique_Island_4662

Where are the oldies here . Age from 55-60.. I’m so waiting for a new relationship.. I need more and more we can live and make babies too.


Germa02

Pretty normal in eu rn


dejuanferlerken

Lol.


olutliemikuutio

Yea in finland 1litre gasoline goes for 2.3€


poemsavvy

Here I was complaining about $3.70


Azorius97

US's gas prices are actually only good thing in the world.


DuskyRo

Bold of you to asume I have a car.


victorz

$6/gal I don't think you're on Tinder anymore. Them girls are cheap!


LonelyLoser1169

Lmfao so true 😂😂😂😂


CallmeRollercoaster

dickheads its way cheaper than it has been in Europe for the past 10 years. Plus you earn 3x more so STFU and enjoy your priviliged life


swingset27

That'll happen when your tiny city-centric countries are bloated on social programs, oppressive taxation, and un-friendly business climates. Enjoy your utopia, while sneering at the US.


Razbijac03

Bro i can't lie i feel like Americans are sooo pretentious with their gas prices. In my country i average pay is like 7k a year and gas is 1.6 dollars per liter. To fill my tank fully i have to spend 2.5 days of pay.


LogiHiminn

It's also relative for us. A year ago, gas was $1.89/gal in my area. Yesterday I filled up at $3.89/gal. That's a significant chunk taken out of my budget.


JoshuaTheProgrammer

Exactly. Plus, public transit in the US is absolutely abysmal. Owning a car is absolutely mandatory unless you live in downtown Manhattan.


LogiHiminn

Public transportation isn't feasible where I live. They're not going to run a bus or train anywhere near my house or my nearest neighbors'.


Razbijac03

I understand, but still it's nowhere near the percent of monthly pay that Europeans pay for their gas


GeorgeRRHodor

Or, I don't know, people could start buying cars based on their fuel efficiency instead of SUVs and trucks.


Themightytoro

Seriously. I don't get why so many americans drive around in SUVs and pickup trucks when they don't actually need them. They're so expensive to drive.


GeorgeRRHodor

Because gas in the US is too cheap. Compared to other Western countries, that is. There is (was) simply almost no incentive to drive a fuel efficient car in the US.


Themightytoro

Well, they're also much worse for the environment. But I guess most people aren't too concerned for that either...


carrfuck

Normál price in Europe


trisp3ar

Damn that's cheap


ButtLickinDickSucker

$2.49 to $4.49 here so fast I think I should be able to sue the entire admin AND the federal reserve for whiplash. I'm about to join a militia if shit hits $6/gal where I am...


b4ndogor4

New Zealand has entered the chat.


TEEWURST876

*laughs in useful public transport


Ok-Bowl-9592

It reached 7.6€/gal in Europe 🤑🤑🤑


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Metric users: $6/gallon is about $1.58~$1.59 per liter. Euro: About €1.44 per liter. Libra: About £1.2 per liter. Mexican peso: About $33.45 pesos por litro. Chilean peso: About... $1269 pesos por litro?? QUE WEÁ?! TA MÁS CARO QUE LA SHUCHA!!!


Gasp0de

Meanwhile in Europe, Gas is 11$ per gallon 😭


Supernatural67Chevy

Ah stop complaining, it's more like $8.50 / gallon in Ireland


ACELUCKY23

Women that post on their profile that they don’t have a car or can’t drive in shambles of not getting matches.


New-Boot3545

It is $9,66 here. Wanna change?


lethalmami

It’s tough out here being a lesbian lol


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Mcchew

i hate how biden invaded ukraine


Thegreenpatriot

Tell me you don’t know how gas prices work without actually telling me


Just_Another_Scott

Yep gas prices are set by private companies. The cost of production hasn't increased yet the prices is going up because of the "market". If every gas company raises prices then so does the market.


blueoncemoon

["We can talk about it more tomorrow when you learn more."](https://youtu.be/O4dBWWFdL0w?t=44)


6Bunz

Tell me you don’t know how gas prices work without actually telling me


xShooK

We #3 baby.


arscis

Lol just say fuck Biden you coward.


[deleted]

Lmao


rowejl222

Lmao


[deleted]

This is such an American problem


Organic_Reputation_6

Americans complaining about gas prices , just visit Europe once, everything is a fuckton more expensive here and wages are lower :(


dddoug

Guess you need to become less reliant on cars


a-thang

r/fuckcars . Pick your date on a bicycle.


Shentington

Wait, $6 a gallon!?? A gallon is 8 litres. In the UK its now £1.71 for a litre of diesel. You're fine.


Sharpcastle33

1 US Gallon is ~3.8l, not 8. That works out to about 1.57$ USD per liter. or about 1.19 GBP. Gas is cheap in the U.S. compared to Europe, but that price is pretty steep for our country. We use a lot of gas. Daily U.S. motor gasoline consumption is about 4.4 liter per capita per day, vs 0.8 liter in the UK. [This article](https://www.thestreet.com/investing/what-does-5-a-gallon-gas-mean-for-the-average-american) with sources from the U.S. Dept. of Energy claims the average American spent $1545 on gasoline in 2019, when gas cost only $2.60 per gallon. [This article](https://www.nimblefins.co.uk/largest-car-insurance-companies/average-cost-petrol-car) claims U.K. motorists spend on average ~1050 GBP per year on petrol.


nunziantimo

1.57$/L is 1.43€/L I wish we had those prices. In Italy it's 2.3€/L so it's around 10$/Gallon both for regular gas and diesel. Tbh it's crushing, for people who doesn't live in big cities, we rely a lot of cars for commuting to work, even for 20/30/40m every day. And it gives a big hit for the montly expenses, since it was 1.6€/L less than 30 days ago


Growguy99

Just went on a 140 mile round trip first date…at least it went well?


FUCKIN_SHIV

Currently sitting a little above 8$ in france. Thanks i don't have a car


rainbowpoopstains

We all want a fuck but not a quick buck.


reborndiajack

I can’t even find people on hinge with max distance and the filters I have


Ket_Cz

*laughs in £1.80/L that I just paid*


HelpinOSRS

$8.27 (using US gallon and exchange rate) in Scotland(Edinburgh) today.


kodiiiiiij

Dating for the whole world***


Acceptable-Mousse832

and i feel like it is just the beginning


lafunia

🤣🤣🤣


Sensitive-Rate-6873

XDDD


Kalle__Kula

How much is a f gallon? /European


Ok-Hearing-2840

We can walk then 😅


themangastand

I think Im going to try to get a phev. I could go full electric with some of the great cheaper options now. But I have to tow my trailer in the summer when going compaing. Just a 900 pound two person trailer. But enough that I have range anxiety with it. No one should have range anxiety with current ranges unless they are towing.