Well, I can't speak for Orwell but in a society like the one depicted in 1984 - having the ability to move physically with a car wouldn't have been deemed neces

Well, I can't speak for Orwell but in a society like the one depicted in 1984 - having the ability to move physically with a car wouldn't have been deemed necessary. If you look at N.Korea or countries like it, for example, no one really owns cars unless it's required (in N. Korea's case, it is likely prohibited). And who says what is required? The state. In fact, that type of mobility would have been considered a threat to "national security". Everyone would live near where they work, and the food would be rationed and delivered to where it was needed. Everyone would provide only the necessary things in service to the state. Fun fact, for the majority of the year I don't travel further than 5km from where I live. And I don't own a car. Yet, I live in a democratic society. I have all the basic necessities within 2km, and everything else can be "delivered". We're only halfway there! For the majority of the world, a car is a luxury and not always necessary. In the US, they built their infrastructure around having a car and thus, a car is necessary.