Advantage And Disadvantages Of The Automobile In The United States

Advantages and disadvantages of the automobile in the United States, Do you believe or disbelieve that Americans can shift back to public transportation? By Vincent S. Irizarry

The car has been a symbol of the American mainstream culture since it’s prominent introduction to our society by Henry Ford with his mass-produced Model T, a car built for the masses. From the numerous countertops, hotels, and souvenir stands that dot the scenic landscape of Route 66 to cars speeding their way down the elevated West Side Highway the effects of the car culture although initially meant to be positive have come with more than monetary costs to our planet, and the United States with externalized costs from the social implications to the environmental crisis we are facing due to the production and disposal of the automobile.

In the mainstream American culture the car gave way to access to some of our most inaccessible natural spaces for the enjoyment of the American public who could afford an automobile. National recreation areas stretching from the Atlantic Coasts far out from New York City, on the South Shore of Long Island, to National Parks in states as north as Maine, and as west as Arizona, and California have been personally accessible to me because I was doing an internship/program or traveling with family to access these areas. My time in these areas where I was able to find peace away from the city was made accessible with a vehicle.

The automobile also gave way to the expansion of art deco architecture throughout cities that were made inaccessible by public transportation from the architecture of heavily driven Miami beach, to the congested streets of Midtown Manhattan to the art deco knock offs in Buffalo the glitz of the automobile age pushed Americans to build further out, and to be