The Flow of Transportation in the United States is crucial as it is everywhere. One of the most important things in any civilization is the flow of transportation. People have needs to transport themselves around. And since we do not have those nifty Star Trek transporter machines yet, we need to find efficient ways to move our bodies in linear time to other places of interest to fulfill our needs and desires.

People have places to go and people to see, for instance; commuting to work, taking a vacation, having some fun, going to the doctor, getting to school, going to church, picking up materials to finish a project. And of course picking up necessary supplies like groceries, clothes, hygiene items, etc. Think of all the things in your household, all of those items, TV, refrigerator, sofa, plants, items in the garage, etc. Where did they all come from? Well they came from destinations all over the globe, even if you are careful to buy local or buy American, many of the movable parts inside those items came from other countries many thousands of miles away. All you had to do was to have thought; turn off the lights; grab your car keys, jump in your clean car; and transport your self to the store. But that is not where the journey ends or begins.

You see the items in the store were produced, whether they are agricultural products, which were grown; raw materials, which were collected or whether they were manufactured. All these items of course came from where they were produced or collected. Then they were transported; by Truck, by plane, by Train, by ship, or most often a combination of these methods of transportation. Without adequate flows of transportation, you would be stuck right where you are with nothing you see around you now. Every thing you see which was man made, everywhere you go, got there by some means of transportation. Think about it.

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