These are wartime-type statistics. The automobile is the cause of unbounded sorrow for millions more. A major result of the automobile is the change of the American personality. We all change instantly when the car door is closed. The goal of every driver is to pass the car in front.
Road rage is the modus operandi of the day.
In my city and state, concrete covers more and more of the available land surface. Concrete does not grow carrots very well nor does it make enjoyable parks. The automobile also saps other resources, such as the finite supply of petroleum fuels. The automobile is largely a source of pleasure similar to television or ice cream cones or solitaire on the computer. The article is a keeper.