Another Example of NIMBY

NIMBY is an acronym for "Not In My Back Yard." It refers to views held by most of us that, yes, we need/want landfills and halfway houses and super highways, etc., but just don't put one in my neighbourhood.

Here (from The Onion) is a good extension of the principle to public transportation: we all want all the other drivers to leave their cars at home and take public transportation so there will less congestion for us when we drive our cars.

[thanks to Jack for the pointer]