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We Are Supposed to Kick the Driving Habit?

We Are Supposed to Kick the Driving Habit?
People walk or ride bicycles over a bridge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on April 2, 2020. Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images
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The introductory text in this Economist article is subtitled: “The world hasn’t yet kicked the driving habit.” There is no argument given for the idea that our job is to stop driving and start walking, biking, or using public transit. It is just assumed to be true.
Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]