Meaning of car brain | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A supposed condition suffered by someone who believes in the superiority of cars as a means of transport, at the expense of bicycles and public transit.
   uncountable
2. A person with this condition.
   countable

Examples

“But it's probably inevitable that, as I plod through the Middle East, Asia and the Americas over the next six years, I'll become⟳ increasingly alienated from the growing bulk of humanity afflicted by Car Brain.”

“The commission approved the proposal Thursday, delighting transit activists and drawing the ire of motorists who worry⟳ about increased congestion and competition for parking. Bauters, who characterizes these opinions as "car brain," dresses down his opponents at meetings.”

“For me, a big one is: what kind of people-centered mobility improvements could we make⟳ if we weren't suffering from a bad case of car brain? What kind of investments would actually accrue real benefits for our city rather than continue⟳ to cost⟳ us over time?”

“carbrains don't care about the actual science behind the arguments - they just want⟳ to sit⟳ in their cars”

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