A humorous look at Americans’ short-range thinking on what kinds of cars to buy. My favorite part of the comic is actually the wardrobe changes of the characters from decade to decade. The comic does bring up a more serious point: our development and driving patterns will change with high gas prices, but only as long as people believe prices will stay high. Right now, they do. Via Planetizen.

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Tagged: gas prices, humor, roads

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.