Beginning of the Car Culture--
As the endless line of cars rolled off the assembly line in the city of Detroit during the 1920s, an insignificant detail transformed into an annoying obstacle. Most of the roads in the United States had been designed for the use of horse and cart transportation, and the frequent occurrence of rain turned the unpaved roads into a mess of mud. America needed better roads not only to insure the ease of the drivers but also to rid the government of the $28 million lost on mail service due to the impassable roads. The First Federal Highway Act was passed in 1921, to direct the Bureau of Public Roads and assure the completion of adequate highways. Rapid change was engineered by advanced technology, and the number of roads that were resurfaced or repaired doubled in the 1920s. The moving assembly line combined with better highways transformed America into a society dependent on
cars, known as the "Car Culture."
Car Culture