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makapuftoday at 7:09 AM2 repliesview on HN

My car is typically used twice a week and (like many others) I mostly ride my bike or walk. I'm not special at all and I certainly use the car, but it has not replaced walking.


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pixl97today at 4:34 PM

Hence why one persons behavior is called an anecdote.

pmg101today at 1:02 PM

I don't think either of us disagree though that the number of miles of non-leisure journeys walked per capita is significantly less in 2026 than it was in 1926 or 1826 though?

I always found it pretty remarkable in David Copperfield when Dickens recounts regular walks between London and Canterbury, which he apparently did make in real life