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Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)
Vintage
August 2009
On Sale: August 11, 2009
416 pages
ISBN: 0307277194
EAN: 9780307277190
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
In 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.
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