The Demise of 'King Car'?

John Vidal (former Guardian environmental editor) says that the death of 'King Car' can't come soon enough (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/30/car-is-king-accidents-pollution-road-vehicles-public-transport). Vidal points out that road vehicles are major people killers. More folk are killed and maimed in Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) than die/are incapacitated in major wars. The emissions from cars and trucks also pollute our atmosphere. This doesn't just add to 'greenhouse gas' emissions. Oxides of nitrogen and particulates (from diesel fuel), damage human respiratory health and cause early deaths. Vidal opines that many people in European cities are enthusiastic about Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes. He hopes that public transport and ride-sharing will accelerate the demise of the car in city centres. He may be being a touch optimistic? 'Traffic logic' may be too firmly entrenched (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2022/aug/31/how-car-culture-colonised-our-thinking-and-our-language). 'Traffic logic' is an assumption that car culture has to be an integral part of lives, especially in towns and cities. This 'logic' appears to have a strong hold in many UK cities, where public transport is generally expensive and unreliable. Being a pedestrian or a cyclist can also be quite dangerous activities. The demise of 'king car', if it occurs at all, could be quite a slow process.