> as it is in the US Which is only the case because the then-nascent car industry worked hard to make it so. There's no conspiracy theory here. Lobbying to re

> as it is in the US Which is only the case because the then-nascent car industry worked hard to make it so. There's no conspiracy theory here. Lobbying to remove city trolley systems; propaganda to establish and spread the idea of jaywalking; funds put toward undermining passenger rail; and so on— it's all well-documented. These moneyed interests are the reason the US still doesn't have a high speed rail system and likely never will.