When you look at our history the cars came first. After WWI the roads were surveyed because the Army realized that the horse would be replaced by the Infernal Combustion engine driven Army vehicles. A WWI colonel would survey Americas roads and after WWII Ike would put his findings to work when, as President, he would propose the Interstate Highway System!!!
Cars will demand oil, roads and freedoms to move about. The Internet provides the other motivating factor since China can pirate DVDs and CDs and expect their workers to ignore the view of the world that is apparant, albeit abberrant!!
Yes. Cars came first, but trains had all ready come, and covered wagons and 49's and gold rushes and cumberland gap and Oregon trail etc....
It's is different.
I do, though, agree completely with the idea.