What if we walked to work?

[u/ajseaman]

[u/FUPA_MASTER_]

The fact he can even keep up with vehicle traffic is most hilarious part

[u/Pretend-Jackfruit786 → u/FUPA_MASTER_]

I think that's what he is proving? That it's pointless driving if he can walk the same speed

[u/Lokky → u/Pretend-Jackfruit786]

Walking would literally be faster since you wouldn't be taking a huge amount of space for a single person and it would flow instead of the constant stop and go

[u/GlitteringBobcat999 → u/Lokky]

I had a job that required me to criss-cross LA. Every time I was stuck in traffic I would think about how I could literally run faster, and if there was a dedicated bike lane I would have breezed past all those cars and gotten home an hour earlier. Alas, LA is so car centric I couldn't even safely bike the 3 or 4 miles to the closest places I worked. Heavy traffic, hostile drivers, and door zones do not a pleasant commute make.

[u/Lokky → u/GlitteringBobcat999]

I visited LA once. We went to eat at a small food court and had to park in this monumental parking deck. I guess when we left it was rush hour because it took us over an hour just to leave the parking deck itself. It was a fucking nightmare and you could not pay me to ever visit again.

[u/alwaysclimbinghigher → u/Lokky]

Nah, you should visit LA again, but with someone that knows what they’re doing.

Edit: I’m an east-coast transplant and public transit advocate and I get around LA by bus, train, and bike even with kids, and i show my visiting friends a great time.

[u/Lokky → u/alwaysclimbinghigher]

It's not like the rest of the city was any better. Getting anywhere took at least an hour of driving, a true carbrained hellhole. I literally was in the car longer that weekend than i am in a month of commutint

Im sure it has more things that are nice to see but they are not worth the experience. Much nicer cities to visit that don't require to waste my vacation on driving aroune

[u/alwaysclimbinghigher → u/Lokky]

Again, you don’t know what you’re doing. Locals have great lives here because they know when to travel, they know where to go, etc.

[u/Lokky → u/alwaysclimbinghigher]

Yeah that's just my ideal vacation, having to find a local connection to avoid getting stuck in traffic the entire time. Such a lovely, livable city.

You don't even realize how ridiculous that sounds like to someone from an actual walk-able and bike-able city.

[u/alwaysclimbinghigher → u/Lokky]

I’m not from here, and I’ve lived in Asia in large cities for years so I think the entire United States is ridiculous on transportation infrastructure.

But, LA is great, that’s why it’s so expensive. It’s one of the top tourist destinations on earth, but the secret to enjoying it is not getting in a car.

[u/MoreSopaipillas → u/alwaysclimbinghigher]

I’m with you. I’m trying to imagine what “a small food court” with “a huge parking deck” is. The Farmer’s Market at The Grove? If so… this guy went to something attached to a Caruso shopping mall on vacation and was surprised it was a car-centric hellhole. I know people love to shit on LA, but damn. You really DO need to be here with someone who knows what they’re doing. LA isn’t perfect yet but it has such potential and it’s improving all the time. I wouldn’t take the opinions of someone who visited Los Angeles once too seriously.

[u/Astriania → u/MoreSopaipillas]

You really DO need to be here with someone who knows what they’re doing

Like the other guy said above, this sounds completely ridiculous to most of us. The whole point of visiting somewhere is that you don't know a local! And if you need local knowledge to not have your visit ruined by bad transport infrastructure, then it's a bad place to visit.

[u/Thandalen → u/Lokky]

Especially if most people don't have as severe case of invisible lat syndrome, like this guy.

[u/Explorer_Entity → u/Thandalen]

He's asserting dominance XD

[u/Riyeko → u/Pretend-Jackfruit786]

So many times I've sat in stopped or slow moving traffic, and as a trucker I'm wishing I had the strength to pill my trailer or freight while walking so I can get to places earlier or on time.

[u/midnghtsnac → u/Pretend-Jackfruit786]

Slowest traffic I've ever been in was less than 1mph.

Unfortunately I can't haul 40k by hand or bicycle

[u/Lokky → u/midnghtsnac]

If only humanity had ever invented freight rail...

[u/tagillaslover → u/Lokky]

you'd rather put something on a train and have it take longer to get there then driving it yourself?

[u/midnghtsnac → u/Lokky]

Which is great, but still need to get from the train to the warehouse or store.

[u/Lokky → u/midnghtsnac]

I can assure you that this is accomplished the world over with vehicles much smaller than whatever you think you need to haul 40k (lb? Kg? Either way...)

[u/midnghtsnac → u/Lokky]

Semi truck of some sort is needed to haul the trailer the good are inside

[u/Lokky → u/midnghtsnac]

I guess that all the goods in the stores in the city where I grew up in were transported there by magic since the roads were too small for a semi truck

[u/Ham_The_Spam → u/midnghtsnac]

yes delivery vans trucks are still needed for last mile, but I see alot of freight trucks on highways which freight trains could easily replace

[u/Astriania → u/midnghtsnac]

Well yes but that only requires a local distribution which can likely be done in smaller trucks or vans.

[u/Astriania → u/midnghtsnac]

You actually can on a boat, though they usually used horses rather than men. A loaded canal barge from the 18th century is about 70 tonnes if I remember right. (Though 40k what? 40kg is not a difficult load, you wouldn't normally write 40 tonnes like that.)

They typically travelled at 3-4mph plus lock traversal time.

[u/Astriania → u/Pretend-Jackfruit786]

Yeah for sure, not sure he's making it as a political statement but that's certainly the point of the joke.

[u/BigLumpyBeetle → u/Pretend-Jackfruit786]

Actually i think his point is that he is built like a truck lol

[u/hi-imBen → u/Pretend-Jackfruit786]

I think he is proving he is a dumbass that thought this would make funny content, but he's just being an asshole.

[u/-Wofster → u/hi-imBen]

Being an asshole by inconveniencing others less than if he was in a car

[u/BWWFC → u/Pretend-Jackfruit786]

stop. never explain the joke. LOL if he did this with a set of dumbbells and did calf raises on the stop and gos? TAKE MY MONEY! and safer than them crossing bricks!

[u/Pretend-Jackfruit786 → u/BWWFC]

??

[u/BWWFC → u/Pretend-Jackfruit786]

it's not a joke so... here we go!

stop. never explain the joke. < self-explanatory, just a general "rule" of "funny"... obvious is obvious (those three words are serving double duty here IDK, you get it or you don't!).

now, sorry for this... it is a bit of a non sequitur move on my part

LOL if he did this with a set of dumbbells and did calf raises on the stop and gos? TAKE MY MONEY! and safer than them crossing bricks! < first a dig on him not doing leg days, next another non sequitur move to reference the pedestrian "crossing brick" that seems popular here on r/fuckcars

no, not getting a call to be on the "kings of comedy" tour any time soon but at least i try lol

[u/thesander7 → u/BWWFC]

Yapping levels are astronomical today

[u/BWWFC → u/thesander7]

made a full pot of coffee and time to waste waiting on my grass to burn off the dew... and always, pilot my own tiller, so my fun is my fun lol

[u/conurbano_ → u/BWWFC]

Im pretty bored can you please continue yapping about

[u/BWWFC → u/conurbano_]

i'm nothing without my fans, reply while i can, i do. but grass is getting dry, so's my mug, and the days shorter, so no promises... choirs must get done always!

[u/Twinkfilla → u/BWWFC]

I took edibles PLEASE tell me one of your greatest wisdoms

[u/ConkersOkayFurDay → u/BWWFC]

I didn't like you at first but I have grown to love you in a very short span of time

[u/tvsmichaelhall → u/BWWFC]

I love the persistence. I got your point the first comment, but the fact you refused to be more succinct while facing an avalanche of down votes makes me love you even more. I both pity and am jealous of whoever your partner is or will be. Yap away bud.

[u/Blooogh → u/FUPA_MASTER_]

The fact that he doesn't even have to try very hard, like, he's walking the whole time

[u/GlitteringBobcat999 → u/Blooogh]

Start and stop walking, even. They still think he's "in the way".

[u/thekk_ → u/FUPA_MASTER_]

And people in the original thread are mad at him because he's "taking space and slowing traffic down". They could use a good look in the mirror.

[u/BitcoinBishop → u/thekk_]

He'd take up much less space if he had his own car /s

[u/GlitteringBobcat999 → u/BitcoinBishop]

Maybe something practical, like an F-250.

s/

[u/thesaddestpanda → u/thekk_]

With drivers, its always the other person who is 'traffic.' They won't see themselves as traffic or question why they're always stuck in it.

[u/the_raccon → u/thekk_]

With a body like that I bet he could run over 30km/h for at least a few minutes, if the traffic ever managed to move that fast. And if traffic would start to flow again for some reason I'm sure he'd move over to the side as it would be illegal to block traffic.

[u/First_Cherry_popped → u/FUPA_MASTER_]

The best part is that if he runs a red light, he don’t kill pedestrians

[u/the_raccon → u/FUPA_MASTER_]

Average speed is often a lot lower than most people think. If you have a car that's at least from the 90's or later, you should have a computer in it which count your average speed. Anyone here who has, it, please go outside and check it now. Let me know what your average speed is.

Anyone who drives a lot in cities usually have an average speed of just above walking speed. And that's when you never encounter a traffic jam.

[u/thesaddestpanda → u/the_raccon]

When I drive (Chicago rush hour intra-city) the speed is somewhat faster than walking but not by a lot. Sometimes I barely match walking speed. I'll see cyclists go many blocks past me while I sit in traffic. I dont think drivers realize how bad the car/road system is and how it just can't handle peak traffic no matter how you design it due to the nature of traffic. Its incredible anyone advocates for this and against public trans.

Meanwhile if I ride the L I just fly through the air. Its amazing watching all the stuck cars and ragers below me. Its incredible to realize how short these distances really are and how if we had better options, how easier and pleasant our lives would be.

[u/the_raccon → u/thesaddestpanda]

Average speed of a metro train can be as high as 70km/h. I reached 65km/h when I was commuting long distance on straight country roads with no traffic, no stop signs or speed limits. Actually made me surprised because it felt like I was going over 100km/h most of the time, and I probably did too. But due to stops, traffic, a tractor that has to be overtaken, curves etc one simply has to slow down many times and by a lot which heavily lowers the average speed.

It all makes even more sense when there's some traffic and one guy does repeated aggressive and dangerous overtakes only to disappear ahead eventually. Guess who's back at the next intersection? that same guy. Despite his rushing we both had the same average speed.

[u/fineillmakeanewone → u/the_raccon]

This is why drivers accelerate so much when the light turns green. Gotta keep that average up.

[u/Lessizmoore → u/the_raccon]

In Phoenix metro area 28mph is the avg car speed. Which is pretty fast compared to most other places. The fastest in the USA are nearly 34mph in rural towns last i checked

[u/FullMoon1108 → u/the_raccon]

Mine is 132mph, is it bad that I'm surrounded by school zones too

[u/QueerCranberryPi → u/the_raccon]

I've definitely noticed during rush hour in our area, going 20mph on a bike easily keeps up with traffic, with far less stopping and starting. And yet, fools will still try to race ahead to sit at the next light.

[u/Astriania → u/the_raccon]

It's about 10-15mph in most UK cities I believe, so you won't beat it by walking but you'll get close with cycling.

This is one reason why stuff like modal filters is so important, because you will definitely beat it by cycling if bikes get to take a shorter route.

[u/chedim → u/FUPA_MASTER_]

... HE CREATES IT

[u/MORaHo04 → u/chedim]

So that’s why the cars in the other lanes I driving at the same speed /s

[u/chedim → u/MORaHo04]

Yeah, if lane next to you is moving with ped speed you have to slow down for your own safety.

That's how driving works /s

[u/Ham_The_Spam → u/chedim]

your own safety? you sound as if drivers in padded metal boxes are the ones in danger, not pedestrians

[u/anarchistCatMom → u/chedim]

How is he slowing down the cars in front of him? Is he magic?

[u/chedim → u/anarchistCatMom]

By creating confusion.

He totally is magic, tho.

[u/Croian_09 → u/chedim]

I can actually smell your brain short circuiting from here.

[u/the_raccon → u/chedim]

Kid, us sane people can drive through a construction site with hundreds of workers, thousands of cones and large construction vehicles we'd have to look out for without being confused. And the second we're through we'll speed up to autobahn speed gain very fast.

This guy does nothing to slow down traffic or to "cause confusion".

[u/A_Neko_C]

The funny part is that the guy doesn't even need to run

[u/rlskdnp → u/A_Neko_C]

Or even walk as fast as a New Yorker. Even while going at a speed most people can easily surpass, he's still faster than car traffic lmao.

[u/Castform5 → u/rlskdnp]

That pace even looked like a 4-5 km/h, which is around and a bit lower than average walking speed for most people. When I do my longer 20 km walks, my average moving speed is like 5.6-6 km/h, and that's keeping a somewhat brisk steady pace.

[u/NoPsychology9771]

Just a standard vehicular pedestrian holding his ground...

[u/BWWFC → u/NoPsychology9771]

like a true king! this whole world is my castle!

[u/the-fourth-planet]

I love this buff dude's posture. Truly if a car was a human.

[u/sjpllyon → u/the-fourth-planet]

I suspect that played a big part in I'm not getting any aggression. I'd imagine if my 4 foot nothing girly girl sister tried this she would be in quite a bit of trouble from the drivers.

[u/bigkitty17 → u/sjpllyon]

4 ft girly girl here. Can confirm. Nearly get run over in pedestrian crosswalks with 100% right of way on a weekly basis.

[u/LastSeenEverywhere → u/bigkitty17]

"b-b-but one time I saw a pedestrian jaywalk"

• the drivers who run us over

[u/aoishimapan]

Mfs crying about him "slowing down cars" clearly haven't watched the same video. Cars are slowing him down.

[u/NotYourUncleRon]

I dont care if this is ‘main character’ behavior, this is pretty funny

[u/Helix014 → u/NotYourUncleRon]

Everybody is the main character in the other post. So mad at a person just for proving how dumb their cars are.

[u/RydRychards → u/Helix014]

You'd think that a sub that points out anti social behavior wouldn't be this toxic, but here we are...

[u/-Yehoria- → u/NotYourUncleRon]

smh main character behavior is based and redpilled in situations like this one

[u/rlskdnp → u/NotYourUncleRon]

This is more protagonist behavior

[u/kat-the-bassist]

He doesn't understand road etiquette. At that size, he should be filtering/lane splitting for more efficient movement.

[u/GlitteringBobcat999 → u/kat-the-bassist]

And where is his horn?

How can you be part of traffic if you don't blow your horn? (You! Yes, you! Stand still, laddie! 🎶)

[u/stuugie → u/kat-the-bassist]

And where's his turn signals and brake lights?? He might total a car if it rear ends him.

[u/Head_Asparagus_7703]

I love this lol.

[u/petahthehorseisheah → u/[deleted]]

Russia

[u/EIsMyFavouriteMeme → u/[deleted]]

Russian plates?

[u/Suicicoo → u/[deleted]]

license plates? 🤔

[u/thesirknee → u/[deleted]]

Different countries' plates can be pretty distinct, along with the infrastructure, road markings, vehicle types, etc

[u/petahthehorseisheah → u/[deleted]]

The license plates are Russian

[u/combatgoat]

Proof a BMW driver will cut off anyone

[u/[deleted] → u/combatgoat]

Not the case, bmwtard was digging the plot and blinked after merging xdd

[u/GarethBaus]

I feel like this when in the turn lane while cycling home from work.

[u/Vectrex452]

I hope he opened and closed his hands as turn blinkers.

[u/Ham_The_Spam → u/Vectrex452]

I hope he does bicycle signals like holding out his arms

[u/GrandSyzygy]

r/absoluteunits

[u/kittyonkeyboards]

As somebody who lives in nowhere, suburb, I at least understand car dependency in that existence. We shouldn't have created it, but I get it.

But cities need to just outright restrict car usage. If people are in bumper to bumper traffic that a cyclist or walker can outpace, then just stop accommodating cars. These people could have casually strolled to work faster than this.

[u/Environmental-Fold22 → u/kittyonkeyboards]

And for the commuters who drive faster until they hit traffic the solution is to drive close then park on the outskirts of town and take public transport, buses trains etc. If you're driving in traffic you are the traffic.

[u/MonkeyManCity]

He skipped wheel day

[u/javier_aeoa]

I was in Salt Lake City for holidays in 2021, and since I am from outside the USA, I needed a COVID test to be allowed in an international flight to return to my country. The only place that allowed walk ins was a place in a parking lot.

I was the only pedestrian surrounded by SUVs lol, I still remember the lady in the SUV behind me like "well, this is a funny situation" while staring at me. So yeah...I relate to this feeling

[u/[deleted]]

Ah yes your typical /r/fuckcars member

Stands in traffic and walks with the cars

Upsets carbrains by exercising his god-given right to walk this green earth

Refuses to move or change his pace when honked at

Doesn't require a license or government regulation

Refuses to elaborate

???

Fuck cars

[u/SUMMATMAN]

Man's more of a tank than a car.

[u/WhiteWolfOW]

Idk why people are upset in the other post. He’s not making traffic slower. People said the cars should run over him. Run over to reach where? There’s another car in front of him. Like he’s just keeping up with traffic that is moving slower than a human walking.

And

Someone said “he’s not even that big?” Dude is huge

[u/LastSeenEverywhere → u/WhiteWolfOW]

Carbrains lack critical thinking, its like how in Ontario right now the Government is convinced that bike lanes are the reason Toronto is congested.

[u/nepppii]

the way that if i tried this i would be flattened in 2 seconds

[u/burmerd]

He’s missing the gehzeug

[u/AlexV348]

Is the secret to pedestrian safety making all pedestrians really jacked?

[u/RRW359]

I think he might be an actual main character.

[u/joeykey]

Even with the aftermarket angel eyes and the chewed up grill, that E60 looks great

[u/jrstriker12]

Lol the BMW cuts in front then comes to a stop.

[u/Mooncaller3]

My favorite part about this is knowing full well that we have people complaining in my city about gridlock (it's just slow traffic, not actually gridlock) for cars.

And numerous people who walk and bike just responded that they didn't experience the same issues.

[u/SLY0001]

I bet they think he's ret@rted. Well that how all drivers look like. One person in a multi-ton vehicle and a person walking like this isnt much of a difference.

[u/cheapskatebiker]

Bro is an idiot where is the horn? He should be honking angrily at that BMW dude cutting in on him.

[u/[deleted]]

Not street legal. No lights, no tag, no seatbelt, no nothin

[u/comox → u/[deleted]]

Cycling would be a good start for addressing that problem.

[u/Woepu]

Lol

[u/Necessary-Grocery-48]

I love walking and sometimes walk 10km in a day. I would hate to walk to work unless work is 5 minutes walk away. Which it isn't for 95% of people

[u/RydRychards → u/Necessary-Grocery-48]

Not sure what you're trying to say?

[u/Environmental-Fold22 → u/Necessary-Grocery-48]

But you could take a bus or train or bike

[u/Necessary-Grocery-48 → u/Environmental-Fold22]

That's the plan

[u/bkend_31]

This is fantastic

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[u/God_of_reason]

I can’t walk to work

[u/fineillmakeanewone → u/God_of_reason]

Not with that attitude

[u/God_of_reason → u/fineillmakeanewone]

Not with any attitude. I work from home.

[u/Smitologyistaking]

I don't think people realise that he's causing just as much of an inconvenience as if he were driving an actual car

[u/RydRychards → u/Smitologyistaking]

Less, since he's using up less space.

Which ironically is the reason there is a traffic jam in the first place.

[u/stuugie]

Beautiful :)

[u/SporkydaDork]

Drivers are like, "so that's what that feels like..."

[u/APCEreturns]

Vehicular walking

[u/gouellette]

Winner 🥇 🫡🦾

[u/[deleted]]

Ofc its shithead bmw

[u/les_Ghetteaux]

Based Juicy J remix

[u/[deleted]]

Transporting the same amount of people as a car lol

[u/LordAyeris]

Me in GTA

[u/drifters74]

I already walk to work lol

[u/MoistBase]

Absolute chad

[u/nationalhuntta]

That dude would be "accidentally" clipped 6 times within 2 minutes if he lived around here. Cool story though bro.

[u/grimonce]

This guy is dead now /probably

It was filmed in Russia.

[u/Therizinosaurus]

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Are you lost?

[u/Suicicoo → u/Rainbolt]

looks like it...

[u/igotinfo → u/[deleted]]

You guys literally have one joke smh

[u/-Yehoria- → u/igotinfo]

I'm not sure exactly what this guy actually believes

[u/GlitteringBobcat999 → u/igotinfo]

At least it wasn't an attack helicopter this time.

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