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A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by saintbillion(m): 9:38pm On Jul 26, 2023
Welcome to Mackinac Island, where cars have been banned since 1898.

Located just offshore of mainland Michigan, in Lake Huron, Mackinac Island and its namesake city have long been a favorite spot for a relaxing getaway. So, when automobiles first began to arrive, loudly sputtering along the island's once-quiet roadways, startling horses and spitting out smoke, it quickly became apparent to locals that this new invention was not for them.

https://www.treehugger.com/one-city-in-america-where-cars-have-been-banned-4857076

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by christejames(m): 10:37pm On Jul 26, 2023
And here in Nigeria 🇳🇬, Tinubu has indirectly banned the average Nigerian from driving cars by hijacking the PMS price undecided

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by thesicilian: 11:29pm On Jul 26, 2023
christejames:
And here in Nigeria 🇳🇬, Tinubu has indirectly banned the average Nigerian from driving cars by hijacking the PMS price undecided
You people should stop spoiling potentially beautiful threads with politics. Not everything is about Nigeria.

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by yarimo(m): 12:03am On Jul 27, 2023
thesicilian:

You people should stop spoiling potentially beautiful threads with politics. Not everything is about Nigeria.
Most of them are illiterate kids with free bonus data

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by Blue3k(m): 12:35am On Jul 27, 2023
This town probably stinks. How many pounds of horse poop 💩 needs scooped up all day.

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by ruggedtimi(m): 12:49am On Jul 27, 2023
Xup the highway
Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by MMempire(m): 12:58am On Jul 27, 2023
Gonna travel there with my bicycle.
Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by Kingabia1998(m): 1:23am On Jul 27, 2023
Blue3k:
This town probably stinks. How many pounds of horse poop 💩 needs scooped up all day.
But if they send your papa there he will practically abandon you guys and run to the stinking city

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by pansophist(m): 2:05am On Jul 27, 2023
It made sense. Even if they didn't ban cars, I don't see how you can drive there. It's a very small island, surrounded by water. You cant drive in and out. Goree Island in Senegal also has no cars.

There is no official policy to ban cars there, but if you check it on the map, it just made no sense for cars to exist on Goree Island. It's so small and surrounded by water, you can only enter there by boat.

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by Bobloco: 2:56am On Jul 27, 2023
yarimo:
Most of them are illiterate kids with free bonus data

While Tinubu minions most especially yarimo who have just being thrown into the statistics of those in multidimensional poverty all because of Tinubu's bad policies still finds a way to justify it

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by Blue3k(m): 3:23am On Jul 27, 2023
Kingabia1998:

But if they send your papa there he will practically abandon you guys and run to the stinking city

You're weird and foolish thats why neither of your parents claim you. Horse drawn carriages were abandoned for automobiles for reason. Even these guys know it's inefficient because they made an exception for emergency services.

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by Obaaderemi2: 3:37am On Jul 27, 2023
Blue3k:


You're weird and foolish thats why neither of you parents claim you. Horse drawn carriages were abandoned for automobiles for reason. Even these guys know it's inefficient because they made an exception for emergency medical services.
Most of the idiots on this forum are very young and poorly educated. You need not take them and their folly to heart.

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by Lifestone(m): 4:41am On Jul 27, 2023
pansophist:
It made sense. Even if they didn't ban cars, I don't see how you can drive there. It's a very small island, surrounded by water. You cant drive in and out. Goree Island in Senegal also has no cars.

There is no official policy to ban cars there, but if you check it on the map, it just made no sense for cars to exist on Goree Island. It's so small and surrounded by water, you can only enter there by boat.
You are right. I was in Goree island in 2012.

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by Kollyman: 5:00am On Jul 27, 2023
Those who saw the future angry
Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by Kingabia1998(m): 5:10am On Jul 27, 2023
Blue3k:


You're weird and foolish thats why neither of your parents claim you. Horse drawn carriages were abandoned for automobiles for reason. Even these guys know it's inefficient because they made an exception for emergency services.
Look at mumu mugu
Moo I don't even understand your anarchy, electrification of vehicles is it a rocket science that is hard for you to understand
Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by NSNO(m): 5:24am On Jul 27, 2023
Kingabia1998:

Look at mumu mugu
Moo I don't even understand your anarchy, electrification of vehicles is it a rocket science that is hard for you to understand
What are you even saying? undecided
What he said was true, poop was one of the reasons cars were quickly adopted. Cities smelled a lot then.
Only for you to start talking about electric vehicles.

Na children truly full this nairaland.

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by Kingabia1998(m): 5:35am On Jul 27, 2023
NSNO:

What are you even saying? undecided
What he said was true, poop was one of the reasons cars were quickly adopted. Cities smelled a lot then.
Only for you to start talking about electric vehicles.

Na children truly full this nairaland.
You are just another one let me not call you names, what do you mean by poops and poops,is what makes America to dump horses for conveying of goods and human beings, just go and watch peter stello documentary on YouTube about the Amish people.and know how they are still making use of horses and carriages for transportation.no dirty for their roads even inside there village roads are more cleaner than let me say ok. I haven't travel much but as for little I have commute from abia,bini,akwa ibom,and port harcourt.you can't compare their roads in any reason
Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by decub: 6:05am On Jul 27, 2023
saintbillion:
Welcome to Mackinac Island, where cars have been banned since 1898.

Located just offshore of mainland Michigan, in Lake Huron, Mackinac Island and its namesake city have long been a favorite spot for a relaxing getaway. So, when automobiles first began to arrive, loudly sputtering along the island's once-quiet roadways, startling horses and spitting out smoke, it quickly became apparent to locals that this new invention was not for them.

https://www.treehugger.com/one-city-in-america-where-cars-have-been-banned-4857076

Quite cool a policy and for them to have maintained that for a century is something to be proud of. At least, the gap between the rich and the poor is somewhat bridged.

However, there are police cars, ambulances, fire trucks and other emergency vehicles.

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Re: A City In USA Where Cars Have Been Banned For Over 100 Years. by Vatod(m): 5:01pm On Jul 27, 2023
I think there are some highland here in Nigeria too that have no cars, the highest you can see is bike

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