• unwellsnail@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    My ambivalence about this is how it’ll impact folks who can’t pump their own gas. I’m disabled so having an attendant to pump is so nice, in states without it’s a hassle to call someone out to pump who may not have ever done so or even know that they can do that. Folks even get pissed at having to disrupt work and come out, or even refuse. It’s a barrier that impacts disabled folks access to independent travel. Will this be the fate of Oregon, maybe not immediately but eventually? Great for folks who want to pump their own but for disabled folks who’ve never had this barrier before it’s going to suck.

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      1 year ago

      the majority are unlikely to transition any time soon though, ev’s arent cheap & many people never buy new vehicles anyway.

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        1 year ago

        I don’t have the source handy, but I read an article that said the average road life of a vehicle is 14 years.

        Though, that was pre-Covid, which did a real number on the used auto industry.

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        1 year ago

        Maybe if there’s a place in OR I can stop on the 5 that doesn’t make me scared I’ll be shot for not being perfectly American Average, I can not even worrying about stopping there as I cruise through in my electric car I’ll buy when Soros pays me all that money he owes me

        Edit: since for some reason I can’t respond to the comment: Multiple times. Most memorable was when I accidentally stopped at a roadside restaurant that gave discounts for open-carry licenses and served the saddest burgers I’ve ever had the displeasure of paying full price for.

        You also forget the state’s history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_Oregon