Sentence:  It would challenge sharply not the cult of the motor car itself but some of its ancillary beliefs and practices - for instance , the doctrine that the fulfillment of life consists in <WSD>proceeding</WSD> from hither to yon , not for any advantage to be gained by arrival but merely to avoid the cardinal sin of stasis , or , as it is generally termed , staying put . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  move ahead; travel onward in time or space