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Likely the latter, and for that we can largely thank large motorist groups in the US. Michelin comes to mind, as they created their "Michelin star" metric to gi
by belenos46 8y ago
Likely the latter, and for that we can largely thank large motorist groups in the US. Michelin comes to mind, as they created their "Michelin star" metric to give people a reason to drive places, and then lobbied like hell to create town/city layouts that mandated driving.
A hundred years later, driving is a massive part of US culture, and we have trouble seeing the problem because that's "just how things are".
- twblalock 8y agoThis scheme would not have succeeded if people preferred public transit to driving. Honestly it's not hard to see why it succeeded. Back in the early postwar period, driving was cheap and easy, parking was plentiful, traffic was light, and the new interstate highway system made long-distance car travel practical. Even if the motorist groups had not lobbied for it, cars would have taken over anyway because people liked them so much.