The automobile absolutely made getting places so much easier that it would be impossible for it not to be popular. The thing to remember is that some areas (in fact vast tracts of land) do not have any sort of infrastructure for personal transportation beyond having a car or truck and some federally provided road available. You live in NY City, right? Cabs are common, and you have the subway. Contrast that with many places on the west coast, where MAYBE a bus or some such can get you where you want to go. When I was in the US Navy, I went home to get my car so that I could have a better ability to get around (shore duty). I left about 5 PM on Friday. I took buses and cabs and finally had a family member pick me up about 20 miles from home at 2 AM. I should have just asked that family member to drive to Long Beach and get me, and go back home. That would have taken 3 hours, tops. It was only 55 miles!
If you are addressing the vehicle "culture", well I'll bet you money that there is probably a newspaper report somewhere detailing how two young bravos were racing their parents' buckboards and had an accident.
If you are addressing the vehicle "culture", well I'll bet you money that there is probably a newspaper report somewhere detailing how two young bravos were racing their parents' buckboards and had an accident.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
