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Cars – When Is It Too Much?

Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, allowing us to do things more quickly and efficiently. But too often it seems to make things harder, leaving us with fifty-button remote controls, digital cameras with hundreds of mysterious features and book-length manuals, and cars with dashboard systems worthy of the space shuttle. James Surowiecki James Surowiecki - American journalist You know things have gone too far when cars are being compared to space shuttles. Back in the 19 th century, in the early days of cars, cars were simply defined as self-powered motor vehicles of usually four wheels. They gained massive popularity in 20 th century when their production started to be concentrated on every day’s people’s needs. Most of the car users, i.e. buyers, live in North America, Europe and Australia. This especially applies to English speaking countries. Nevertheless, car production and development does not occur only in those areas. Instead of greater focus on