Thr problem with car culture is that somewhere along the line, americans got the idea that we are "entitled" to a car. And furthermore, that we have the right to drive any car we want. "It's america, we're free, we have the right to clog the roads with 8-cylinder monsters if we want." yeah, just the same way that we have the "right" to eat however much we want, even if it means half of the population becoming overweight. Consumer culture is like sugar, it destroys the earth just like sugar rots your teeth and destroys your body.

tim