The two hours traffic of our scene

Ever since the late 1980's when the automobile was first introduced to roads across the globe, they have become increasingly popular amongst young and old alike. From the ages of 18 to 200, people are snapping up cars as if they were iPods and many people now consider their vehicle as being one of their most important assets.

For car manufacturing companies such as Ford or Kawasaki, this comes as terrific news. The president of Kawasaki, James Watson says, "This is a great time to be a car building guy. People see how mush easier life is when you have a car or a truck and they don't want to go back to horses or skateboards."

But this convenience Mr. Watson speaks of has come at a price. All over the world as car sales continue to rise, a new phenomenon the experts have dubbed as "traffic", is choking roads and highways and streets everywhere, significantly increasing travel time and driver unjoyment.

The cause of traffic is not as yet fully understood. Professor Kirk Rapenhardt of the University of Melbourne's newly established Faculty of Logistics is at a loss to explain what is actually causing traffic. "At the moment it is difficult to tell what is happening as this is such a new development, and quite frankly we really don't understand it," says Professor Rapenhardt.

When asked if he could shed any light on the situation at all, Rapenhardt replied, "Its almost as if there is not enough room on the roads to accomodate the amount of cars being used, but that is just speculation at this stage."

Scientists and environmental groups have also added that traffic is causing pollution. "The combined release of fumes from the hundreds of cars on the roads today is causing a thinnening of the ozone layer that surrounds the earth and protects us from the sun's harmful heavy metal music," says Doctor Robert Nafftwist of the National Atmospheric Research Institute (NARI). Though these claims have been dismissed by the pro-automobile associations.

RACV spokesman Kenneth Powell says, "This nonsense that cars are causing pollution is just scientific gobble-di-gook that no one understands. Besides, the marijuana cigarettes that those hippies smoke would release more pollution than any car ever could."

It is obvious that as cars become more and more prevalent in society, governments across the world will have to take measures to ensure that motor car use is regulated and controlled. Oil (the main ingredient of cars) should also be closely monitored as this natural resource could become a new major source of revenue.

As the dawning of the age of the motor car brightens our future, it is evident that maybe its not going to be all sugar and smiles.