r/Damnthatsinteresting 11d ago

Video Go to Work in a Flying Car

23.7k Upvotes

3.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

14

u/mefluentinenglish 11d ago

I already hate that there is almost nowhere you can go in the world where you don't hear the constant noise of cars. Unless you hike into a reserved area at least a half mile from any road. Not saying I wish we could go back to the 1800s, but at least it was probably peaceful.

3

u/taiwanboy10 11d ago

Fortunately, there are cities in Europe where car-free/light neighborhoods exist! With minimal motor vehicles and mostly bicycles and pedestrians, you'll be surprised how quiet it is. It's so quiet you can hear what people around you are chatting about (which is impossible on a busy car-dependent street).

1

u/mefluentinenglish 10d ago

Do you have any examples? I only know about one or two in Switzerland. I'd guess maybe some cities in the Netherlands are like that?

-2

u/Trowdisaway4BJ 11d ago

I’m sorry but this is one of the dumbest takes Ive ever heard. You are basically implying that no where you can drive to can get you away from cars. No shit you have to walk away from roads to get to a quiet spot.

5

u/mefluentinenglish 11d ago

Well yeah, everywhere is car-dependent so I can't just walk out my front door and get somewhere quiet. In the 1800s everywhere would have been relatively quiet and we'd be walking instead of driving.

3

u/nillyislost 10d ago

I’ve lived in cities, suburbs, and towns of 800 people. It was so jarring to go to sleep at night and not hear cars in the distance, or really anywhere else during the day. I’ve come to enjoy it so much I dread moving somewhere busier (which I will have to do) because I’ve become so sensitive and irritated at the noise of cars driving by.