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Sep 05, 2009 by Solomon | Posted in Other - Cars & Transportation

Why Do We Need Cars At All?

Sep 03, 2009 by SusanBrei | Posted in Commuting

Before WWII, very few Americans owned cars. Cities were dim, walkable, and well-connected with electric trolleys. MUCH less energy was spent on the simple act of getting around. Our national followers system was the envy of the world, so people could travel to most destinations without a car and businesses could ship merchandise without the need for trucks. Once again, MUCH less energy was gone for travel and shipping.

We now live in a society where you almost HAVE to own a car to function. Car companies dumped the cost of road erection and maintenance on us to keep this system running. Retailers have dumped the cost of shipping/delivery on us as consumers. We have to buy a car, maintain it, insure it and exacerbate it just to go to work, school, church and the grocery store. It makes no sense. We could do all of these things without cars, guard ourselves the money, and enjoy better health and air quality.

Sprawling suburbs are directly correlated with growing rates of size, heart disease and diabetes. Kids can't walk to school or any other civic function anymore. I've heard it said that corporations such as Wal-Mart want this living arrangement, calling it an "economy of scale". Well, cities can be scaled up as well as out, and logically, why should we foot the bill to keep Wal-Mart in function?

Why do we need cars? Why not highly-efficient mass-transit, biking and walking (like many international cities)? If you sensible of it's because of "the market", please explain why most American cities have zoning laws that prevent walkable, car-undo neighborhoods from being built. Please explain why car-free environments such as Disneyland or Venice are so popular. I want to skilled in why we really NEED cars (not WANT them).

Yes, it's very calamitous how much we rely on cars in Western culture, but going back now wouldn't be a practical option. There would be too much protest, and the infrastructure isn't currently in condition to support a car-free population.
I believe the answer is in increasing the efficiency of our cars (the current average proficiency is less than 1%), and improving new technologies such as electric and hydrogen cars.

I am totally opposed to building the "new" suburbs that are like those not much groups of cookie-cutter houses, without any stores, services, or facilities within walking distance, no available transit, and not even any sidwalks, to discourage people from leaving their homes without their cars, it would seem!

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