Well that's a great post, Joanne. Many of us who are genuinely forced to use cars, for all sorts of reasons, don't feel great about it, and it would be easy to put all the blame on to bad political planning, etc., but, on the whole, we don't. We can just do our best to drive cars that are economical on fuel and to be as considerate to other road users, including cyclists and pedestrians, as we can. The world is the way it is and we have to get by. I might not go so far as to having my car blessed, however! :-)