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I think there are disabled people that aren’t able to travel autonomously/independently and that the public transportation available is a godsend to them.

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It’s a difficult one, as you can’t optimise for everyone. However if someone is really so disabled that they can’t travel independently to the point that walking down a road is problematic then they are really going to struggle with Oxford St. today.

All the busses and taxis running down the middle of the road will prevent them from crossing to access all the other shops. They would probably be better off visiting one of the many other shopping areas rather than a tourist trap.

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Are you arguing the whole world needs to allow driving up to businesses so disabled people can shop?

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The whole world isn’t even allowed to drive up there now, so why would anyone, let alone me, argue for that? Don’t be ridiculous.

The whole sub-thread was me saying that this affects some people in negative ways and everyone acting like what I said is the worst thing ever.

Not surprising given that my initial comment was me effectively commenting that the time of big shopping streets is at an end due to the fact that it’s cheaper online but that it would be good for tourism.

I didn’t even use big words, I don’t know what there is to be confused about. 😵‍💫

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Wouldnt disabled folk already shop online?

I was taking issue with the idea that making people walk farther to a place is always bad for disabled people.

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