America's automobile mania
22 Feb 2011, Linh Dinh:
Car dependency, covering the US in suburban sprawl, distances us from human realities. But the system is running out of gas
Driving her kids to school, a South Carolina woman, Amy Lynn Stewart, encountered a group of teens walking in the middle of the road. She honked but they would not get out of the way, so she plowed into them, hitting four. They were 12, 13, 13 and 14 years old.
"The woman who slammed into those teens in Summerville was reportedly taking, among other pills, Ativan, to calm her down, and Prozac, to nudge her up a bit."
This resonantes with Bill Bryson's account of the USA. No wonder they are so fucked up in America. And to think that many people follow the "American Dream"...
My comment about this in the Guardian today:
Welcome to America, the Land Of The Free.
I can imagine the chaos when the oil crisis really starts to squeeze. First the price of fuel will make it impossible for increasing numbers to run their cars, then they will lose their jobs and reach for those pills.
Cycling around in circles on a mixture of uppers and downers will be the result. But hey! this is America, the Land Of The Free. Enjoy that dizzy feeling.
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