I had no desire to touch this thread with even a 10' virtual pole but I do have to say that's a pretty good take on where we're at as a country from someone that doesn't even live here. Contrary to what that wingnut thinks.
Maybe it's just the advantage of a detached view
(but thank you).
All of this intellegent writing and yet you still cannot understand that CARS are more dangerous than any gun on the planet and they are being used for attacks.
Yes I agree cars cause a lot of casualties. Just two subtle points: people-in-cars-hours is incredibly high, immeseaurably so. So the risk footprint is permanent, essentially. Cars for the most part, to a statistical degree almost entirely cause accidental, not deliberate casualties. There's probably way more assaults with garden implements which are also needed. Secondly we do make alterations to cars, the infrastructure and the boundries of interactions with other modes of transport such as pedestrians and cyclists.
Take the Netherlands as an example. It was not always cycling / pedestrian-friendly. In the 70s the
people decided not to go the car-centric inner-city route with massive protests and petitions which changed things. You guys have this whole ammendment system which suggests your culture makes provision for adaptation.
