Probably not too unpopular here.
Standing waiting for the bus in my city with decent transit and I have 2 trucks rev their engines loudly past me, another one letting just clouds of pollution, watching people driving who aren’t paying attention and several people blowing cutting last second through a light. All in just 3 minutes by a small corner with light traffic.
Made me think how cars are inherently selfish. People don’t want to be around others (the fear aspect), so they drive their own bubble around. In addition to that, some go out of their way to make their cars even worse to people outside of them.
No wonder we can’t move away from them. They are a definition of our own culture
Yeah those climate-controlled cockpits are great, ngl, especially for a long drive of hundreds of miles that would’ve taken MONTHS by most other means. But they aren’t the most ideal form of transit in all situations, and yet people - independently from whether they are behind the wheels of their vehicles or not - are so selfish that extremely often they actively prevent the construction of alternatives that would be more eco-friendly, healthier, etc. Anyway, you can’t control others only yourself, so do what you can do to be happier.
Oh, and I can add that I have seen drivers who act in a kindly manner. It can be done. i.e., it’s the driver, not the vehicle. Well, not only the vehicle anyway, though it may be a contributing factor.