I'm stuck on this personally. I love my manual, I have a tiny little Mazda 2 and I have driven that thing absolutely everywhere because I can control it better than any automatic I've ever driven. But I've been casually looking for a new car and I'd love to have an electric, but I don't want to lose that level of control and everything I love about a manual.

What do you all think? What's your take?

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[–] PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Having owned a manual for a long time and also a bunch of different automatic cars but never an electric and also having been an enthusiast and participating in motorsports. I would honestly prefer taking a train and riding a bike than driving. I hate driving on the road. I hate other drivers and having to pay attention while I go somewhere. I hate driving long distances and l hate dealing with car issues and I used to be a mechanic for awhile. The whole thing is stupid as hell. I like driving go-carts, that's fun. Cars are dumb as hell.

[–] shadow@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wish my town (typical mid-size USA) was safer for bicycling. I'd actually get my bike out and use it for short trips for beer or whatever.

For now I walk or drive and I feel shitty every time I drive short distances

[–] PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just open carry an Ar-15 on your back. People will go around. But seriously, you can get a Garmin radar thing that will tell you if cars are behind you and how fast they are going.

[–] shadow@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 9 months ago

I didn't know those existed... but I kinda hate that they do. Can the Garmin radar delete a car that's about to hit me?

But really, for $300+ it should also photograph the license plate of the car that hits you and automatically SOS when it detects an impact.

I mean, doesn't that sound like a ridiculous product that shouldn't need to exist?

I disagree with the premise that it's the responsibility of the cyclist or pedestrian to avoid being murdered by a 2-ton vehicle. Having something like the Garmin radar on your bicycle seems like yet another thing that would make it EASIER for a driver to argue that it's the cyclist's fault in an accident, right? "They had a radar, it's not my fault they were in my way!" Just like the "it's their fault they're dead because they weren't wearing a helmet!" Argument.

In the worst timeline I could see a municipality trying to require these on ebikes for "safety" while in effect making non-equipped bikes illegal to ride. Which would be great for the car companies.

[–] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I absolutely understand this. I've been traveling to Vancouver, BC a lot and my god, it's so easy to get around without a car. I'm sure it's not the golden standard, but it's sure great

[–] PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

We occasionally zoop to Chicago on the Amtrak. Buy a 24 hour transit pass for $5 and we're good to go for the weekend. I'm much more relaxed, it cost less than driving and parking. No worries about the car getting broken into. It's pretty great.