Hmmn, yesterday was "World Car-Free Day"

[Alfred1]

A world without sports cars sure wouldn't be much fun.

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Anti-automobile activists gather in Washington

Washington, D.C. - Anti-automobile activists around the world are celebrating "World Car-Free Day" today. The activists envision a world where cars are replaced by pedestrians, bicyclists, and mass transit.

The event was denounced by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a non-profit, public policy group dedicated to the principles of free enterprise and limited government.

"Since so many anti-car activists are young and healthy, it's no surprise they forget what a car-free world would actually be like," said Sam Kazman, General Counsel at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. "For many people, a car isn't a luxury - it's the only way to get to work, transport their kids, or pick up groceries."

The dramatic revolution in mobility made possible by the personal automobile has faced hostility from central planners for decades, said Kazman. In the words of philosopher Loren Lomasky, "People who drive cars upset the patterns spun from the policy intellectual's brain."

People who choose not to own cars are of course free to do so, but Car-Free Day ought to be conducted in a manner that makes its implications clear, declared Kazman.