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I wasn't intending to but now that you mention it... (midwest.social)

submitted 10 months ago by seahorse@midwest.social to c/memes@midwest.social

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[–] dexa_scantron@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's awful! I was staying in a hotel one mile from my job's main office in Silicon Valley, so I figured I'd get some exercise and walk to the hotel instead of getting an Uber. And holy crap it was almost impossible. The sidewalk kept disappearing, especially at major roads and freeways, there were no crosswalks, I had to cut through multiple parking lots. I've never seen a place more actively hostile to pedestrians.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

I tried walking from one house to another in a Texas suburb, near Houston. Similar experience. There were NO accommodations for pedestrians at all. Long stretches had no sidewalks, no crosswalks, and drivers seem to think anyone walking would be completely insane or dispensable, and aren’t looking for them at all. Truly ridiculous. Plus of course the town was insanely spread out and something that seemed like a reasonable walk, having driven many times, was actually 9-10 miles.

[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Wait till you visit Kathmandu