Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams. – Mary Ellen Kelly
Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead. – Mac McCleary
The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self-Reliance,” 1841
A pedestrian is someone who thought there were a couple of gallons left in the tank. – Author Unknown
Leave sooner, drive slower, live longer. – Author Unknown
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. – H.G. Wells
Your grandchildren will likely find it incredible — or even sinful — that you burned up a gallon of gasoline to fetch a pack of cigarettes! – Dr. Paul MacCready, Jr.
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. – Albert Einstein
I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol. – Author Unknown
Hug your kids at home, but belt them in the car. – Author Unknown
Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly. – Author Unknown
The car has become the carapace, the protective and aggressive shell, of urban and suburban man. – Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media
Car sickness is the feeling you get when the monthly payment is due. – Author Unknown
The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers. – Dave Barry, “Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn”
The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key. – Edward Abbey
Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and need no special parking facilities. – Lewis Mumford
The car has become a secular sanctuary for the individual, his shrine to the self, his mobile Walden Pond. – Edward McDonagh
You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive. – Author Unknown
No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means. – Garrett Hardin, The Ecologist, February 1974
Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf. – Lewis Mumford
