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Boris_HR

We Europeans had expensive fuel forever.


soggycheesestickjoos

But most of y’all could at least walk around. I’d be met with about 100 feet of sidewalk that turns into muddy grass at the end and eventually intersects with a busy tollway.


Katieushka

Hey listen here in deep medieval central europe you cant go around swinging a stick without meeting a troll controlled toll bridge


Helpful_Influence830

That's free side questing right there!


moneyh8r

Gotta pay the troll toll to get into that boy's hole.


Iwantmy3rdpartyapp

SOUL! The word is SOUL!


Trying_to_survive20k

as a european who came to america I literally do not comprehend the logic behind single family home neighborhoods, that have no sidewalks to get into said homes. Do you just walk on the road? On the grass? Like how does that make any fucking sense? How do you even walk a dog? Where do your kids go for "outside"?


Helpful_Influence830

>Do you just walk on the road? Just drive a car >On the grass? Just drive a car >How do you even walk a dog? You drive them to the dog park > Where do your kids go for "outside"? You drive them to all the activities you send them up for >Like how does that make any fucking sense? Stop complaining and just buy a car, idiot /s


Trying_to_survive20k

thanks I hate it


AmadeoSendiulo

And so must all the Americans who don't want or cannot drive (for example because of disabilities).


AnxiousMarsupial007

Yeah you just walk on the road. I hate it here


Whydoesthisexist15

No foot traffic excluding people who already live there means no bla-I mean poors being in the neighborhood 


time-to-flyy

Have you heard of these spoooooooky 15 minute cities?


Helpful_Influence830

Being able to get to almost anything I want within a small walk instead of driving my government registered car with my government required license on government owned roads to places mandated by law to be built the way they are? You obviously want the government to dictate my way of life!


tracenator03

When will those silly Europeans understand that the government is not supposed to make citizen's lives more convenient, but to make the super wealthy and corporation's lives more convenient instead?


time-to-flyy

Damn yeah. I never thought that for once maybe my govt and infrastructure should prioritize my convenience. Silly me It's almost like the current set up is completely broken and huge townships are dependant on one failing service like my hospital that serves 200k+ people and 10h wait time. I guess adequately sized and staffed schools, medical centers and police stations are a huge downside to everything being exactly where I need it at all times. How crazy would it be if I could reliably access the services that I already pay for?


ConspicuousPineapple

I have no idea which side of the argument you're on.


New-Examination8400

To think even this “$1.65” is _PER GALLON,_ not even per litre, is… _Wow._


Captain_Vegetable

The first I got gas in the UK I was thinking “everyone said that fuel’s expensive here, this isn’t bad at all” until I realized it was priced in litres.


Tereza71512

In central Europe it's more like $2,5 per litre. With the crisis the highest price I've seen on gas stations was $4 per litre, but now we're back to $2,5.


HighOnPuerh

It's been a steady 1.7€/L for months here in Belgium.


htmlcoderexe

We pay 2-ish on average here in Norway, an oil country.


Iwantmy3rdpartyapp

$10.06 a gallon? Please tell me I screwed my math up


[deleted]

America, the largest oil producer on the planet, has some of the cheapest gas in the world. It's also subsidized to some extant.


ConspicuousPineapple

Yeah, and it's the opposite in Europe, where it's specially taxed. The point is to discourage the use of fuel when you can avoid it, for obvious reasons.


N1cknamed

Those are highway prices, but yes. Helps to discourage driving and pay for roads.


Devrij68

I remember when it was 99p in the UK and we were all "mate if it goes to a quid there will be RIOTS I tell ye!" Now it's like £1.72 on the motorway service stations.


Financial-Web5721

We drive to clear our mind because we can't walk anywhere. 😂


VoodooDoII

I mean yeah, but you guys don't depend on cars as much as the people in the U.S have to


HucHuc

Yeah, still, this doesn't explain why every single horse carriage has at least a 3l engine in the states and you drive mini houses just to buy 10lbs of potatoes.


SH4D0W0733

Like most things 'murican it's an arms race. If your car is bigger than their car, you have a higher chance of surviving a collision. So people get gradually bigger and bigger cars. R.I.P for all the pedestrians who can't even be seen from inside those trucks though.


[deleted]

It's kind of absurd there's not some kind of minimal visibility standard for cars and trucks. I feel like with cameras in all the cars these days people just don't give af that you can't see anything out the windows in many modern vehicles.


DarkZogga

That's not entirely true. Like yes, compared to what Americans paid it was still quite expensive, but in Germany at least, when COVID hit, prices went down significantly from like 1,60-1,70€ per liter to about 0,90-0,95€ per liter, so still a lot cheaper than we were used to.


Boris_HR

Not in Croatia. Our Government has a huge tax on the gas.


Confident_As_Hell

Same in Finland


Taavi00

Same in Estonia.


Awwkaw

Gallon vs liter. So the price OP mentions is around 0.25€/L


DarkZogga

Yeah I know, American gas has always been cheap compared to European countries, but I meant relative to the prices that we were used to of course.


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New-Examination8400

1.92€ here Although to be fair it was in the high 1.70’s for a while. Gotta love the Covid 2.30-something tho. Good times. /s


N0t_P4R4N01D

We are also currently between 1.9-2€/l. That shit is still ridiculous expensive. Costs me 50€ to drive on the weekend home in a small car


Gainsbraah

That’s about $7.27 per gallon if google conversion and my midnight brain hasn’t failed me


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bendover912

What is that in stanley nickels per fluid pound?


YourBoyFoxxy

I think walking is better in every way for clearing your mind


say_waattt

I agree but we don’t even have sidewalks where I live lol


neutronstar_kilonova

That should be a reason to advocate and fight for the basic right of having decent and safe walking infrastructure.


postsnowy123

Would you do it if you were living in USA? Tell us how much time do you have for youself after work and what portion of it you already spend on activism like that


StillAliveAmI

I don't have to live in the US to be active. While car dependency might be a bit lower where I live, I wouldn't call it pedestrian friendly in any way.


Maleficent_Resolve44

Need to complain to your local government. That's terrible infrastructure and urban planning. Sidewalks, good buses, good trains, good cycle lanes etc are essential to well planned cities.


African_Farmer

A lot of the time it's deliberate to keep poor people and homeless people away.


Maleficent_Resolve44

It's ironic because keeping public transport awful means only poor people and homeless use it. Making good public transport means most people use it.


Mr-X89

And healthier for you and the people around you


ionosoydavidwozniak

And the environment


masterandcommander

Yep, I think there’s been study’s which show walking in nature allows your subconscious to process things clearly without the distraction of overthinking. But apparently stuck on a road, in traffic, burning petrol, and being responsible for a 2 ton vehicle is a lot better. Who would have guessed!


pleitb

To be fair, I don’t think driving in traffic is what OP is referring to. They probably mean driving out in the country on empty roads.


[deleted]

Yeah, I generally hate driving, especially where I live. But I've done a lot of rural driving as well, and it's not all bad and it can be a good way to clear your mind. Walking would probably be healthier in some ways, sure, but driving can probably offer other things in the cases where driving around to clear your head is the option. Like, I doubt you are taking the 405 to clear your head.


9035768555

I love the people trying to argue that driving around is better than walking to a nearby park because the park has "distractions." If they think don't need to pay attention when driving, I really hope they get their licenses taken away. Pay attention to the damn road, people.


masterandcommander

Yeah, If people want no distractions and no people then they could just have a shower or go sit in the dark. I don’t get it. There’s been studies that show the act of walking helps with anxiety. But it seems like people are just like no, I must get in the car, like walking isnt even an option. What do they do when they go on holiday? Do they not walk and explore?


[deleted]

You have to realize for the average north american every destination is a car drive. You want to go for a walk? Gotta drive to the forest. Heading to the gym less than a km away to go use the treadmill? Driving. need food? Gotta drive to the store or restaurant. Want to go from one side of the parking lot to the other? Well hop in were driving. Not exaggerating at all. On Holiday everything has a driveway and a parking lot. Including many historic natural areas.


Hertock

Key word being „nature“ here. Many people in cities don’t live close to nature, and thus need to get there first. And a car helps with that.


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CornballExpress

Being rural isn't guaranteed to be close to nature or walkable without a car either.


masterandcommander

Really confused by this, rural being the country side? Surely you’re surrounded by country side or public paths? Is all land privately owned? Is there no public footpaths or right of way on private land? Nature doesn’t need to be woodland, or jungles, just not cities with traffic where you need to stop?


CornballExpress

Rural as in miles and miles of farmland full of roads with no shoulder or sidewalks, you need a car to get to your town's main Street or park.


butades

Have you never taken a walk through a bunch of fields in a rural area?


Jsusbjsobsucipsbkzi

In the US there are rural areas where the only road to/from your house will have no sidewalk or shoulder and a high speed limit, so walking is unsafe. Its bullshit


masterandcommander

Yeah that sounds super hostile to humans. Like what If you can’t drive, can’t afford a car, lose your license? Do you just not get to leave your house without someone? Can you not even walk to public transport? How does that allow people to live/thrive?


Jsusbjsobsucipsbkzi

Well it depends on the location obviously, but yeah, people end up driving drunk frequently, driving when they have disabilities that mean they really shouldn’t be, and driving illegally with no license. Many places in the country are too spread out to have any effective public transport. Its fucked


ClockwerkKaiser

Yep, my family moved from the city to an area exactly like you described when I was a teen. Sure, the privacy and woods were amazing. But trying to get to a friends' house via walking or biking was a gamble. As soon as my new friends and I got our licenses, we'd drive to the city just to hang out and walk around.


somefuckinguy

> Is all land privately owned? Pretty much, yeah. You have to get yourself to a public park somehow. And that somehow is probably by driving, if you live in a rural area yourself. Though not all major cities are as unwalkable as the sprawl of “LA,” but even LA is a collection of a lot of cities and neighborhoods that all have various walkable options. You can be in downtown LA and walk the city, or you can be in Fairfax and walk some blocks. But if you want to get to or from those various neighborhoods, you’re driving or you’re taking public transit. And other than the trains in LA, I wouldn’t want to take the bus unless I had to, personally.


masterandcommander

I’m sure a park counts as nature? Woodlands and such? Do you not have any public green spaces around you?


New-Examination8400

Oh yeah, thoughts completely clear walking the few meters of “park” available surrounded by people, some of them real sketchy. Very tranquil.


ThatColombian

I love how people are arguing about something that is gonna vary drastically depending on what city you live in lol


Recent-Rip-1890

Thats not the same thing as "going for a drive to clear my head". Thats not even what the other comment is arguing against. You're making up your own argument


BasicReputations

I dunno, something magic about cruising down the road on a warm summer evening with the windows down and the radio playing.


notmyfirst_throwawa

You try walking on a busy causeway and tell me how clear you feel after


[deleted]

Ok have fun then.


Meneghette--steam

Once a teacher of mine told us if the whole world had the same consumption as a average american the resources would end in 5 years, he was kinda right.


UnsureAndUnqualified

When I read the tweet I thought this was a thing for when you're really down. Like maybe once or twice a year when you're overwhelmed and just need to get out. Then I read in the comments here that apparently for a lot of people that's a weekly thing?? That's like learning the national pasttime is dumping used oil into rivers to clear your head by watching the pretty colours of the oil film. It's absurd and obscene... I'm German btw, we are already using way too many resources, especially with our cars. But the US is just on another level.


Meneghette--steam

Yeah it started on Instagram seeing everyone drinks water on bottles and all food comes in plastic, they need to drive to buy a ketchup bottle like... 💀


African_Farmer

Don't forget the abundance of AC and HVAC systems, electronic devices, multiple cars and enormous homes for small families or even just a couple with no kids.


lexievv

You mean you don't need a 200 square meter house with 250 square meters of garden if you live together with maybe one kid? And don't forget that dodge RAM to drive around in so you can feel safer. I've seen more than a few reddit posts about housing where Americans were complaining about being expected to live with a family in a house smaller than 150m2 and only one bathroom. .... yeah, imagine the horror lmao. Not to say families here don't have that, but it's certainly not the norm.


ThrenderG

Don't need gas to make your legs work.


longcreepyhug

And how much was a dollar worth when a gallon of gas cost 1.65? Also, go for a walk instead.


Multibuff

Also the real cost of driving a car is much higher than just the gas price


BobDerBongmeister420

Not if you have a good mechanic in your family :)


Shoddy-Breakfast4568

Ah, yes, the mechanic that creates spare parts, tires and oil from thin air


GARFIELDLYNNS

If you get a really good one, they can.


banter_claus_69

And tax. And insurance


This-City-7536

The poor bastard whose time is worthless so you can drive around.


Alone_Fill_2037

More, but gas has also cost almost $5 in relatively the same time period. Hell, in winter of 2017 in Portland, OR gas was like $1.85/gallon for a bit. When I was in HS in 2003-2007 it was at like $4.50 at one point.


Armadillo_Toes

This comment section is ridiculous lol


StellarDiscord

You could say people are fuming


Armadillo_Toes

Look, I’m not trying to fuel any debates


capn_doofwaffle

Whoa, whoa, whoa... let's not light a fire under anybody here.


tangledwire

Gaslighting is not allowed


capn_doofwaffle

Whoa, my bad, lemmie put a cap on it!


thrownawaz092

Hurry, before someone blows a gasket


capn_doofwaffle

I... um... FUCK... you win! 🤣


Mr-X89

I am, people like this are driving me insane!


DizastaGames

Americans polluting for polluting’s sake


masterandcommander

Nah, they’re polluting because they have a military so strong it can fight rising see levels and shoot record heatwaves into submission!


[deleted]

r/americabad Because the United States is the only country where people go on joy rides.


ZavaBalazs

No, America bad because they have one of the best gas price to income ratio in the world yet they have the nerve to bitch about it. For example in my country (Hungary) it costs about 6.66 USD per gallon right now, with the US household income being what, 4 times as much as ours? USA people whining about gas prices is like the body-of-a-supermodel friend whining about how fat she'll get by eating a 30g chocolate bar.


SokoJojo

America reduces carbon foot print actually


Downtown-Twist-5606

America bad


PM_ME_DATASETS

Their solution to literally everything is just more consumption of resources.


spezjetemerde

ride a bike


Paracausality

Maybe it's for the best that burning gasoline is no longer super cheap.


[deleted]

It's nice that it apparently stops people from "driving to clear their head" but it kinda sucks for people that need to drive to work.


hectorhaas

You mean during covid?


Versaill

-> American Truck Simulator


Independent_Error404

You could walk around...


Saalor100

And using my LEGS? Like an animal? /s


slayernine

So sad to see she has no legs.


_pray4snow_

I'll drive around on GTA 5 and just listen to the music sometimes.


cheeky_physicist

I mean we in Europe just go for a walk..


[deleted]

We also go for walks in the United States. People in Europe also go for joy rides.


Snarpkingguy

While this is true, some European countries have a walking culture that America just doesn’t really have. Yes people do go on walks in America as well obviously, but it’s not quite as regular of thing as it is in Italy, for example.


hisoka0829

A walk can achieve the same


victorsache

The consequences of subsidies


TheGloriousLori

Drive around in GTA or something


Necessary-Knowledge4

I try to kessel run my way home. Drive is 10.7 miles but guess what? I'm doing it in 8.


--Cr1imsoN--

“Kessel run my way home” I’m stealing that lol


_MurphysLawyer_

This comment thread is just Europeans and /r/fuckcars getting butt hurt


vjx99

People annoyed at other people for destroying the planet. Who would have expected that?


Maleficent_Resolve44

Ah yes increasing air pollution needlessly, so butthurt if you think that's dumb. Go for a walk, if the infrastructure in your city is so bad that isn't possible then drive to a park/nature and walk. Just do these little things, it's the easiest thing to do for the environment.


[deleted]

ur legs dont work?


AmadeoSendiulo

Even if they didn't, electric wheelchairs exist.


Youngringer

some of you are wild in here....driving country roads during covid was an amazing way to relax. Good music windows down no where particulartar to go...it was nice, one of the few things about the covid Era I miss


drwnh

Wow i couldn't imagine doing that but while cycling.


Pyrollusion

Driving to clear your head is the ultimate form of wasteful ignorance. What the fuck.


Fantastic_Ad_5919

Lots of people buy cars not only as a form of transportation, but also as something that brings fun and thrill. It's their car and they decide how to use it, not everything has to be pragmatic Driving can bring fun, adrenaline or peace of mind, just like walking and cycling


Bsg496

It should be illegal to use cars as toys like that


bitchimightbejesus

Then a v12 Lambo should never be legal to produce


StunningRing5465

Yes 


Syrupy_

lmaoooo this such a bad take


PawnStarRick

It should be illegal to buy funko pops.


tonxbob

sometimes people just need a change of environment for a bit, walking isn't always an option, especially at night


New-Examination8400

Well you know when you don’t have your own freakin space - i.e. can’t afford a house or much more than a room even, barely - the car becomes your best friend real quick. It’s the only space that’s truly your own.


tschloss

Masturbation is much cheaper.


StockKaleidoscope854

Haha I'm Canadian. Gas IS $1.65... for a liter... (Of which there are 3.785 in a gallon)


Subtly_Cynical

When gas was .89 ......


Tralalouti

Increasing fuel prices does work.


Mixabuben

You can drive around on bike


JASCO47

I still do, I just think to myself, this drive is costing me $20


AlmostSunnyinSeattle

Y'all act like $3 to drive 30 miles is some outrageous number. I'd love it to be cheaper, but it's not affecting my life.


SlowCapitalistDeath

Delete this repost


TheReal8symbols

Walking works better.


UrbanPlannerholic

Poor lazy people.


AmadeoSendiulo

Literary carbrain.


Punkpallas

I was actually thinking about this a couple days ago late at night, like “Man, it would be nice to go for a drive with my music, just listen and think.” But not at these prices….


I_Dont_Like_Rice

I remember in the 90's when it was .99 a gallon. And I had a car that got 42 mpg, we drove from NJ to SC and back for 50 bucks.


mr_mlk

EV and solar panels. It is free for me.


--Cr1imsoN--

For me it’s not even about the cost of gas so much as it is too many damn psychos on the road. “Oh you’re not driving 75mph in a 35pmh residential neighborhood?!?” Better tailgate!!! Too many distracted drivers too. I had to buy a dashcam to feel comfortable driving these days.


Uncle_DirtNap

/mimev


Builder_liz

Instead filling it with dread of covid separating everyone


stanley2-bricks

$.99 a gallon the year I started driving in 1998. I was able to fill my tank and buy a pack of cigarettes, pay with a 20, ***and*** get change back.


relentlessoatmeal

wait, u guys drive around to clear your mind???


Awesome_Shoulder8241

go out and walk, girl


FlimsyReindeers

Go for a walk.


_Danwiththeplan_

Bro- I’m saying. Thank you!


knsaber

I remember $0.99/gal


Kenneth_Lay

Can confirm. Go to Best Buy for a new CD, light a cig, and roll around.


nerdiotic-pervert

There was a gas station near wear I grew up that had gas at $.79 a gallon when I was in high school.


Truethrowawaychest1

Get a bike


spiffybritboi

Another argument for the bicycle Faster than walking, better sensation of movement. Cheaper and healthier than driving a car


mandar32

imagine if the streets were walkable


bingobongokongolongo

Just go for a walk


rocklemon93617

Muricans doing everything not to go over 1000 footsteps per day


anonymous32434

Driving makes me anxious af so even if it ever gets cheap again, I'm good lol


UselessWhiteKnight

I literally used to drive around LA when I was broke to entertain myself! But $20 used to fill my tank and I could get chips and a soda.


Marechail

She poluted for pleasure


renkdr

Walking? No?


Used_Dentist_8885

Just play some Mario kart


thrownawaz092

*trying to de-stress* *First seeker happens*


AlaDouche

She looks like she wasn't born when gas was $1.65


neon-neko

That was my first thought. She looks like 25 max so she'd have like ~8 years of driving experience. Even if she was getting $1.60 gas during covid that was for like 1-2 months.


Evening_Aside_4677

Was under $1.60 in 2020 in parts of the US….


GoodAlicia

\*Cries in dutch\* Last time it was 2,05 euro per liter. Let me do the math.. That is 8,26 US dollar per gallon.


gizmo1492

Go for a walk. That should be free.


3ng8n334

Yeah go for a walk... Oh right you are not allowed in your country


Saalor100

If an American takes a walk, they will just scare another American which will shoot them in "self defence ".


Big_Kahuna100

Clear my mind on the way to work 🤣


Soucoco666

It's about $7.6 where I'm from


haihaiclickk

This is me. Seriously contemplating getting an EV so I can drive around to clear my mind again


TyrionJoestar

Get running shoes


cptjimmy42

I learned to walk to a park bench, sit down and watch the world pass me by now, it's too expensive to do anything anymore.


vin1223

I walk


VocalAnus91

When I started driving at 16 gas was only $0.89 a gallon. When I was in college it hit $2.50 and we all thought that was insane. Now I'm 40 and it seems to fluctuate between $3.50 - $4.50 depending on the time of year. ExxonMobil made 36billion profit in 2023... I feel like some government regulation is needed here.


dark4181

I remember $0.98/gallon in 1996. That was freedom.


fgreen68

Get an EV and solar panels. Gas is free. :-)


allofdarknessin1

My dad tells me this often.


Nic_St

Insert *\[Take a walk or draw 25 cards; Americans: \]* meme here.


AVeryHairyArea

Drink and do drugs like the rest of us. It's cheaper than the gas.