Term Paper:
America Banned from Cars
Intro to Sociology 1301
April Harding
The invention of motor vehicles and the development of the automotive industry in the 20th century has led to the development of the concept of auto mobility. Cars have become a part of our life and has become difficult to live without them. For most Americans it has changed their life immensely and most wouldn't know what to do if tomorrow all cars were banned. However even with all the advances and pro's that the car has given to us it has been noted that they have been the main cause of air pollution from the emission of green house gases …show more content…
Being born into the mobile culture, Americans have become so attached to their cars that it would take them a lot of efforts to adapt to living without cars. The adjustments that we would be forced to make in order to function is huge. Before the 1920's, there were not cars and people still moved about their daily lives just fine. If I have to live in an “automobile-free” society, I would start adapting to the change by learning to take a bicycle to where I need to go if it was short distances other wise I would use the train or airplane. In reality if everyone was forced of this it would mean giving up our luxuries for a better …show more content…
More and more are overweight or obese. A lot of that has been an effect of the car and how lazy it has made people. You find more people now who don't want to just walk across the street and they drive. You drive and get fast food, medicine, groceries in some area's, it has become a big problem that ends up with us not being able to handle a challenge of this magnitude. I do think that this sort of ban would be a better for our country but when it comes down to it I don't think it would be better for the actual people of the country, I do not see more good than bad coming from