Car culture isn't graying like The Washington Post says - Autoblog (blog)

Consider this your annual reminder that commuter culture is not the same thing as car culture – and a reminder some aren't aware of the difference. Author Marc Fisher, a senior editor according to his bio, talks to a lot of people about how car culture isn't what it used to be and how kids these days aren't interested in cars. In every generation, there has been a large amount of people – probably the majority – who view cars as mere transportation, or "mundane" in Fisher's words. What's different now, however, is that there are more alternatives for those who aren't interested in cars for anything more than getting from A to B. I agree with this for the most part. A lot of boomers have a relatively narrow definition of car culture. If the vehicle (or vehicles) you're interested in aren't from between 1953 and 1973, domestic, rear-wheel-drive, and V-8, you're not a "car guy. If you expand your definition a little wider, there are plenty of car enthusiasts out there from 10-90. I would agree "car culture" is perhaps not as pervasive a cultural phenomenon as it once was, but arguably, that's a good thing, separating the... Car culture is evolving and definitely looks different from the domestic testosterone-fest of 40-50 years ago. Source: www.autoblog.com