Traffic Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)

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Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)

Tom Vanderbilt

Published by Knopf, 2008

Hardcover

ISBN 9780307264787

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Vanderbilt has people across the country talking about why we drive the way we do. His informative and interesting book is a well-researched and entertaining examination of one of the central experiences of modern life: driving.

For planners, this book offers a wealth of new ideas about how to approach transportation and sprawl. It is a comprehensive look at the things that drive drivers: the physical, psychological, and technical factors that make us drive the way we do. He challenges many of the basic precepts of transportation planning, showing, for example, how plans to protect pedestrians sometimes lead to an increase in pedestrian-auto accidents. It's a must-read for anyone who understands how influential cars and roads are in communities today.

Topics: Places & Place Making, Safety, Funtional Plans, Pedestrian Planning, Transportation Planning, Other Publishers, Infrastructure, Transportation Facilities

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