Suburbs, highways, and cars exist outside the US as I can attest (I used to live in Japan), but they are not the <i>same</i> suburbs and highways. Compare relatively car centric Naha, Japan to Houston. Very different development patterns because Japan doesn&#x27;t have the same restrictions that America has. The car is not held above all other modes in Japan, efficiency be damned.<p>Some places have imported the American car centric suburb, but they will learn over time the lesson America has started to learn.