I literally thought of this yesterday.

“Hold up. Why have I been put in this situation? Where’s those responsible? Has anyone gone after the bridge guy, the brakes guy? Is anyone trying to get the sick fucks tying people down on tracks? What’s being put in place to prevent this? Fences?Cameras? E-brakes? Who has liability and are they getting investigated?”

“Just Shutup and choose.”

“I guess B is most logical.”

“Oooh, you’re a sick murderer and just want people dead!”

It’s hard to participate when most people only have an A/B, us/them, left/right, right/wrong mentality view on things when it’s obviously more complex when viewed from a few steps back. It’s being stuck in either yard or on the fence, but if you climb a tree you’ll realise there’s many more yards and fences to the street to consider.

There’s a few good mini-documentaries on YouTube starting from 1950s America through to now and how the USA is a robust, evidence-rich, long-term case study of why this is bad infrastructure. It’s basically a modern no-brainer now. Thanks to the US we know not to do this. US cities are now slowly trying to undo decades of deep-rooted bad infrastructure choices based around reliance on big road networks.

Surprise, surprise, car manufacturers were a big player in influencing the initial decision 🤣

Having lived in metro areas that have worked on alternative transport solutions, I can tell you it’s sooo much better and easier to live with. And I love cars—own three. But they’re just not the convenient option quite often.