tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889026769761133073.post5456069619463575682..comments2023-12-22T08:42:36.132+00:00Comments on Gaian Economics: Life without the CarMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12845612174674783187noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889026769761133073.post-58775333066644055632012-12-07T19:35:29.052+00:002012-12-07T19:35:29.052+00:00Cars do seem to help maintain that illusion of per...Cars do seem to help maintain that illusion of personal freedom and a sense of invulnerability. Hard to get past the idea that you can just pick up and go - cruise on the open road to someplace possibly more desirable than where you are now (until the reality of the next traffic jam sets in). And having that invincible steel and glass exoskeleton surrounding you is surely better than puny flesh and bone? Until you have a serious accident, and find out that most insurance systems are adversarial when the time comes for coverage to kick in. retrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982658260354790408noreply@blogger.com