Originally Posted by
Brian Ratliff
You and Roody consistently fail to take into account that the number of cars on those same roads has increased dramatically (nearly exponentially) in the last 10 years. Until you take this into account explicitly, then you cannot make a valid argument along these lines.
They are not trying to make a valid argument, they making an argument that passes the same validity standard as the premise of the OP. I happen to agree that the premise of this thread is silly. There are a lot of reasons why fewer kids ride/walk to school - vc, is neither the cause nor the magic solution.
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