• tamal3@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    If only we lived in countries that allowed people to age gracefully and with support. Car dependency is awful in so many ways, and while I’m not denying culpability, many of our old people are driving long past when they should because the alternatives are basiclly homebound and bleak.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      23 hours ago

      And yet they are still safer than the 16-20 cohort, who outnumber them several-fold. We’re ALL forced to risk our lives every time we bike or walk near motorists.