Peak travel?

Via slashdot kan vi nu läsa att en undersökning av 8 industrialiserade länder kommit fram till att peak travel redan inträffat och gjorde det redan i början av 2000-talet innan dom senaste årens prishöjningar på drivmedel. Man menar att detta kan vara ett tecken på att efterfrågan på resande och bilägande har mättats.  

'With talk of "peak oil," why not the possibility of "peak travel" when a clear plateau has been reached?' asked co-author Lee Schipper ... Most of the eight countries in the study have experienced declines in miles traveled by car per capita in recent years. The US appears to have peaked at an annual 8,100 miles by car per capita, and Japan is holding steady at 2,500 miles."

Enligt en kommentator beror den minskade efterfrågan på följande:

 "We travel to see stuff. Modern media has made much of that superfluous.

We travel to get stuff. Having stuff show up is less time wasted. Instead of going to buy tools, for example, I shop online and they show up. I can mix Ebay, Craigslist, and new vendors while I fap to pr0n and surf Slashdot.
We travel to see people. It's now more convenient to chat with a world of friends without bothering to meet in person very often.
We travel to learn stuff. Now information is at our fingertips.
Travel was a hassle before the TSA fondle-fest. Fuck travel."