Post 1:The American Style

Going from one place to another is hard. Especially when the distance has been multiplied quite a few times. Good thing automobiles were invented so that travelling from one place to another can be convenient. But what does automobiles can do? Does it simply transport a person from one place to another? Or does it have any other purpose? Of course, all things exists with a purpose and it's primary purpose is for transportation. But how did automobiles affected our lives?


The first automobile were invented in 1807 by a French inventor, Gustave Trouve. But the first automobiles created were just used only for transportation. After the World War 2, major changes were experienced in the field of automobile designing especially in America. In 1950, The American automobile culture had a greati influence on the culture of the United States. At the end of World War 2,Manufacturers in America switched from producing War goods to consumer goods and the automotive industry in America was introduced. The United States were the largest manufacturer of automobiles in the world.

While looking for evidences to support this research, i found an article talking about the society in the 1950s. Automobile production became a major hit after World War 2 and consumers are encouraged to buy the latest models once a year and scrap the old ones. As the production of automobile increases every year, the demand on roads and highways also increases. With this problem, The United States invested in infrastractures such as highways and bridges throughout the country, allowing the people to live beyond the city limits. Land developers began to buy land outside the city and developed affordable houses for people who want to live outside the city. At the end of the 1950s, one-third of Americans lived outside the city.

Americans spend more time and money in their automobiles and they view it as part of their identities. Automobile culture became part of their lives that it became the reflections of their lifestyle. The automobile culture gave great convenience to the people that it gave the business industry new ideas on how to serve their products to the people without leaving their automobiles. Automobile culture even influenced movies and television shows. The Automobile culture gave a big impact in the American Culture that Driving customized cars in a specially made road became a spectator sport.

In conclusion, automobile culture made a huge impact in everyone's lives. Imagine our lives if automobiles were never invented.It will give us a hard time to go to school,considering the distance of it from your home. It gave us freedom,convenience,comfort and saves us a lot of time. Whether you deny it or not, we use automobiles everyday and it is a part of our daily lives.



Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950s_American_automobile_culture   

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/carculture#.URKUq2diIw0

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-cars.html