In the century since the automobile became a reality, it has literally changed the face of the earth.
Pavement crisscrosses the whole nation, and covers the equivalent of whole states.
Our lives seem to revolve around the car. Most people realize that the car produces air, water, and soil pollution which harms people other than the driver. Few people realize, however, the extent to which the automobile has worked its way into our code books, our systems of law, our ordinances, and our taxes. In the most insidious and unsuspected ways, the automobile industry has managed to line up subsidies for itself. These are hidden well enough so that many seem to be unaware that the automobile is a very costly luxury for society.