Is our choice of transit method political? Would that it were not so. But in these pages (under construction) I try to show that the automobile has been uniquely privileged in the industrial West, to the detriment and exclusion of those who travel by any other means. Carcentrism is a social justice issue, not "just" an environmental problem or a city planning challenge. Under this heading you'll find writing and resources about "road safety" -- a very political topic indeed!Did you hear me say "carcentrism"? What a weird, made-up word! Oh no, not another "ism"... what on earth could it mean? Sure, cars are very important to our economy and our lifestyle, but why invent some new "ism"? Is there no end to political correctness? Read on, and decide for yourself.
Since most white-collar workers use their cars to commute, spending around 2 hours a day in bumper-to-bumper traffic talking on their cell phones, hybrids are a godsend for the 21st Century lifestyle.rather damning quote from Remy Chevalier. Note that the inevitable consequence of massive automobile overuse, 2-hour commutes to work through gridlocked streets, is taken for granted. The private automobile cannot be questioned. Except for a handful of car-free activists (currently considered a sort of lunatic fringe in the US), no environmental, public health, or road safety initiative is permitted to challenge the carcentric paradigm.