this is a great example of where whataboutism is not a logical fallacy. i mean what is your solution? ban all driving?
sure, but give me a proper public transport network that can supply the suburbs and rural areas. fix urban cost of living while you're at it.
Step 2 is to change the highway code to make stroads illegal and make more normal safe roads.
Step 3 is change the fha rules so more dense homes are built.
Step 4 change cafe standards so smaller lighter cars are the norm, possibly tax suvs and trucks.
These are all stroke of a pen changes.
In a democracy you need buy-in from society at large. What's the plan on achieving that?
A part of being a democratic society is accepting that an opinion of an average person is worthless.