> locked into an oft debt-financed mass-manufactured vehicle You can buy a used vehicle for a few thousand dollars. > whose maintenance is dependant on parts

> locked into an oft debt-financed mass-manufactured vehicle You can buy a used vehicle for a few thousand dollars. > whose maintenance is dependant on parts manufacturers and the petrochemical industry No different than maintenance of any other consumer good. > whose use gives police the right to pull you over for anything Police can already stop you for any reason. What cars give you is the ability to go anywhere, at any time, on your own schedule, without consulting with anyone or anything. Might not be your definition of freedom but surely it's understandable.