Britain | Car-sharing
Single lane
The sharing economy is all very well—but not in my car, thanks
DRIVING in 1963 was a glamorous affair. An advertisement for the Ford Cortina, one of Britain’s best-selling cars of that era, shows three women and two men huddled under its roof wearing dinner jackets and fur stoles. If that image seems incongruous now, it is not just a comment on the Ford brand. Fewer Britons are now willing to get into cars with other people.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline "Single lane"
From the November 30th 2013 edition
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