Peter Hitchens publishes a piece arguing that society has become overly dependent on mass car ownership. Writing in connection with a new book titled “The Madness of Cars,” he says modern life is structured around cars and frames this dependence as harmful.
In his view, rebuilding railways that he says were previously “thrown away” would provide an alternative to car-centric transport. The article’s focus is largely on transportation policy and infrastructure priorities, presenting rail as a solution to the problems he associates with car use.
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