Fewer Breakdowns

I've been traveling the last week and a half and noticed that there are fewer cars broke down on the road than we used to see, say 30 years ago.  Technology has made them last longer and made than more reliable than earlier vehicles.  Just considering the shear number of vehicles out there, you'd think there should be hundreds of broke down vehicle on the road.  With the advances in tire design, you seldom even see flat tires out there either.  Unfortunately, the trade off being that you can no longer work on your own cars with just basic mechanical skills any more!  Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Once these cars quit running they must be towed to a mechanic to get them running again.  I remember many times on my old 60's to 70's cars and pickups, being able to repair them on the road or able to limp them home where I could fix them.  Those were the days!