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[–] SARGEx117@lemmy.world 106 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'd love to see a video that takes this concept, but walks around with it. Literally

Start by getting out of a car on the side of the street or in a parking lot, and when the camera gets out of the car, all the "car areas" drop away, leaving only the paths you're "allowed" to take. Tiny sections right against the parking spaces, zebra crossings, sidewalks, all normal (or in this style).

Camera goes about a normal day, and as they're looking around, all the car designated areas are just voids.

Bonus points if areas you're technically not supposed to walk are boxed off in like a video game style DO NOT ENTER wall. For instance, there are sections of my city with NO sidewalks, up against private residences. So your options are walk over people's yards or in the street. In this scenario, it's a void against a wall. Good luck.

I'm just thinking about walking to get to downtown, and there's no way I could do it without being somewhere I'm "not allowed". And imagining the massive voids everywhere is a bit depressing. Not that roads and parking lot deserts are any less depressing... I need to go walk in the woods for a bit...

[–] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm just thinking about walking to get to downtown, and there's no way I could do it without being somewhere I'm "not allowed".

If I want to cross the 4-lane road just outside my apartment, there is simply no legal way to do it. There is an intersection but no crosswalks and no way to request to cross. I shouldn't have to have a vehicle just to get from one side of the road to the other.

[–] Neato@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In most states you can cross at any intersection without crosswalks.

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[–] homoludens@feddit.de 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And sudden cracks and voids appear, when cars park on sidewalks or a car crashes into pedestrian areas.

[–] the_real_monte@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

Sounds like something that Corridor Crew/Wren would make

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[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (5 children)

This has circled around the internet for years now. I remember the last time I saw it people were losing their minds over how “reductive” it was. Blew me away

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[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does that mean I gain the flying ability when I jaywalk

[–] mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Yes, try your ability over a cliff to ensure

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[–] JoShmoe@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 year ago

Not to mention the growing sinkholes everywhere.

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's missing parking lots :(

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