Of course no one can "provide a solution to make DC car free quickly". That doesn't exist. What exactly is your point?

"No one can tell me how to fix this problem completely by tomorrow" is not the same thing as "no one has any solutions."

>clearly no joy in life. Have the day you deserve.

wow, that sure is more HaTeFuL than anything I've said to you lol. Look in the mirror

That's all pretty mild bro

It's pretty obvious at this point that you were just waiting for one or two people to step out of line so that you can throw up your hands, call yourself the victim, and leave feeling holier-than-thou

No, they are not

so dramatic lmao

scrutiny of your opinions isn't "hate"

If I could then I wouldn't be asking the question.

cyclists breaking rules annoy people

drivers breaking rules kill people

(driving also has a whole host of other negative externalities, regardless of how responsibly you drive: namely noise, pollution, and public space use)

that's the difference 🤷‍♀️

Where in this thread has anyone looked down on anyone just for being a car owner?

citation needed

thread tl;dr: people give you well-reasoned points, and you agree with all of them, but you just keep harping on about imaginary people who blindly hate all car owners personally

anything I'm missing there?

(before responding, please consider: disliking people who continue to advocate and reinforce our current inequitable transit system is not the same as "hating car owners")

It was the "Are there any Amtrak or VRE trains that go early Saturday as well?" in particular that made your question seem very, "is this the Google?"

https://www.google.com/search?q=bus+from+dc+to+richmond

https://www.google.com/search?q=vre+routes

https://www.google.com/search?q=amtrak

Bruh what does this have to do with anything

This. Although I would prefer bricks - they can be thrown to do more damage with less risk to the vandal.

A frightening number of drivers seem to think it's normal to drive so inattentively that you might miss a person-sized object in your path.

I wouldn't be so harsh, sounds like OP might just need to learn to stop offering.

Sure, the friends should say no, but sometimes it's hard to win that battle against an insistent offerer.

>I would feel awkward not offering a ride home from my place or somewhere I’ve driven my car to -even though a run across town to drop someone off could easily turn into an hour round trip for me.

Whaaaat? That is such a bizarre expectation to impose on yourself.

I would never expect to be driven anywhere by anyone. And I'd only ask if I know that they wouldn't need to go out of their way.

But it sounds to me like you just need to stop feeling obligated to offer.