This has certainly led to some improvement in the main arterial routes between cities and towns. Business's desire to transport goods from A to B is prioritised over people's movement within their own areas. Many people would reckon that this is not a particularly bad thing. Firstly, as anarchists, we are not down on cars per se. Any technology offers possibilities, though under the capitalist system these are usually not fully realised or are but mainly for the benefit of a few.
Cars promise freedom of movement and a certain amount of independence for the individual.
On the other hand they waste resources and are certainly major polluters. The proliferation of cars in urban areas has led to congestion and delays, and both air and noise pollution. Over the last few years deaths through road traffic accidents have rapidly increased. According to the CSO there were 429 deaths from road traffic accidents in 1998. Cars are wasteful in terms of how they use space compared with bikes or public transport.