Something I’ve thought about recently that I don’t think gets mentioned enough is the raising of speed limits across the board. You have a car centric infrastructure operating along neglected (and sometimes non-existent) pedestrian paths and the speed limits keep going higher.

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

Great book

Don’t forget to include gerrymandering

And those who contribute the least to this issue are also likely the ones who want it fixed the most.