Progressives in the U.K. push 20 mph speed limits, on top of congestion taxes and outright bans of new gas- or diesel-powered cars.
If you want to predict what the next steps in the progressive war on the private automobile will be in the United States, look to elite public opinion.
Electric-vehicle fanatics have pushed nine states into mandating zero-emission cars in the next few years. New York City will begin charging a congestion fee in Manhattan in May. In a new poll, commissioned by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, Scott Rasmussen has just surveyed 1,000 members of what he calls “the elite 1 percent” of Americans, namely those who have a postgraduate degree, live in dense urban areas, and earn more than $150,000 a year. In short, they are the people who frequently wield disproportionate influence over ideas and public policy.
