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> I would argue that neighborhood character is prioritizing people. It's prioritizing the ones who live there already, who have built their town into a desirable location, and want to protect what they have.

No. It is prioritizing the loud ones over everyone else. Also, most people don't understand what makes a good city and have hardly seen anywhere else. They just want other people to pay for their unchanging city.

> There is no rational basis for living in fear of getting hit by a car.

This is so completely wrong. In the US, you have lifetime odds of death in a crash of 1 in 106. That is just for death--the odds of getting struck by a driver are MUCH MUCH higher. That could include permanent injury.



> In the US, you have lifetime odds of death in a crash of 1 in 106.

It's actually 1 in 107, but nonetheless, that's terrifying.

https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/preventable-death-o...




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