The Rich World's 'Peak Car' Moment: Car-Sharing, Carpooling,
Car-Ignoring   Today's news of explosive car-pooling companies
in Europe is a glimpse into a broader trend: Car-driving and
car-owning metrics are peaking across the developed world   When
it comes to cars and young people in America, every trend line
is pointing down-right. Car sales? Down 11 percentage points.
License ownership? Down 28 percent. Miles driven? Falling fast.
Car companies hope this is a peculiar outcome of the U.S.
recession. But in fact, the move away from cars is bigger than
the U.S. (and bigger than the recession).  Carpooling is the new
rage in Europe, the New York Times reports this morning, where
Paris-based BlaBlaCar and Munich's are "global leaders in ride-
sharing." The companies claim more than 6 million combined users
(some overlap is probable), and their growth has even attracted
the attention of Silicon Valley investors. Their success
parallels Zipcar, the foundational American car-sharing company,
which claims 700,000 m