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Why does the other lane always seem to be moving faster? Why are people so different inside their cars than they are outside them? Is traffic a microcosm of society, or does the road make its own rules?Traffic speaks volumes: bringing together people from every walk of life. In this hugely enjoyable, curiosity-filled book, Tom Vanderbilt explains why traffic problems are really people problems. Traffic shows that how we behave walking the streets, on our bikes and in our cars is an astonishing cultural indicator; a living, constantly surprising model, what physicists call 'emergent collective behaviour'.Vanderbilt chauffeurs us through why it's so hard to pay attention in traffic, why women cause more congestion than men, what factors make us more likely to honk our horns amongst a host of eye-opening highway conundrums. This book will change the way you view the world and help you better navigate it.
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Automobile driving, Psychological aspects of Automobile driving, Traffic congestion, Psychological aspects, Nonfiction, Sociology, Transportation, Conduite automobile, Migrations alternantes, Technique de la Circulation, Verkehrspsychologie, Circulation routière, Traffic safety, Aspect psychologique, Straßenverkehr, Automotive Transportation, Aspects psychologiques, Sécurité routière, Verkehrsstau, Automobiles, Embouteillages (Circulation), Conducteurs, Traffic engineering, Automobile drivers, Commuting, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2008-08-17, New York Times bestsellerShowing 4 featured editions. View all 4 editions?
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Traffic
2008, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Traffic: why we drive the way we do (and what it says about us)
2008, Alfred A. Knopf
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0307264785 9780307264787
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A New York Times Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the YearThe Washington Post - The Cleveland Plain-Dealer - Rocky Mountain NewsIn this brilliant, lively, and eye-opening investigation, Tom Vanderbilt examines the perceptual limits and cognitive underpinnings that make us worse drivers than we think we are. He demonstrates why plans to protect pedestrians from cars often lead to more accidents. He uncovers who is more likely to honk at whom, and why. He explains why traffic jams form, outlines the unintended consequences of our quest for safety, and even identifies the most common mistake drivers make in parking lots. Traffic is about more than driving: it's about human nature. It will change the way we see ourselves and the world around us, and it may even make us better drivers.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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