Nah, there are ignorant and irresponsible people everywhere.
This isn't a car story, but it illustrates society, I think.
I take my grandson (age 2) to the library for Story Hour. There are about a dozen or so kids. Most of the kids come with moms, but some come with babysitters or grandparents.
There is a HUGE sign on the library door- no cell phones.
so, during story time, some of the younger moms think junior is really cute, running around, tearing **** off of the walls, stomping on other kids' fingers as they sit on the rug. It's like a friggin' mosh pit.
So, this week the teacher tells the parents: "Since we have so many very young children, please keep your child with you, under your control, and if they get noisy, remove them from this room".
Ah, but, see, Jr is so CUTE when he runs and screams and pushes other kids. No lie- the young (22ish) mom next me is friggin' TEXTING while her son climbs on the tables, smacks other kids, screams, and grabs markers and writes on the walls. Completely clueless that every single person in the room exists, including the teacher (who has a degree in Early Childhood Education).
The saddest part is that many of the younger parents have this outlook.
Now, I said all that just to say that I have no hope for society as a whole. We do not teach our children to accept responsibility for our actions, to be polite, to be considerate, or to be honest. It's all about ME and what I want and what feels good to ME.
If I scratched your car, well, I guess it sucks to be YOU. It wasn't my fault, because I was late for work and my boyfriend was texting me and your car was in my way.
I know that every generation blames the one before (Uggh, 80's Mike and the Mechanics reference) but really I don't think the person who did this was a 60 year old adult. Anybody 45+ would have left a note, a phone number, and an apology. Sorry, but I'm old and crabby.