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Based on exhaustive research and interviews with driving experts and traffic officials around the globe, Traffic gets under the hood of the everyday activity of driving to uncover the surprisingly complex web of physical, psychological, and technical factors that explain how traffic works, why we drive the way we do, and what our driving says about us. 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 shows how roundabouts, which can feel dangerous and chaotic, actually make roads safer—and reduce traffic in the bargain. 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.

The car has long been a central part of American life; whether we see it as a symbol of freedom or a symptom of sprawl, we define ourselves by what and how we drive. As Vanderbilt shows, driving is a provocatively revealing prism for examining how our minds work and the ways in which we interact with one another. Ultimately, Traffic is about more than driving: it’s about human nature. This book will change the way we see ourselves and the world around us. And who knows? It may even make us better drivers.]]> 326282 3.54 1005 400 2008 600462 1568983050 9781568983059 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176168426m/600462.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176168426s/600462.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/600462.Survival_City_Adventures_Among_the_Ruins_of_Atomic_America 3.38 16 326282 3.54 1005 400 2002 7119134 0307270548 9780307270542 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7119134-traffic 0.0 0 326282 3.54 1005 400 2008 7119135 8483068435 9788483068434 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7119135-trafico-traffic 0.0 0 326282 3.54 1005 400 2009 1113716 1565844068 9781565844063 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223631361m/1113716.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223631361s/1113716.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1113716.The_Sneaker_Book_Anatomy_of_an_Industry_and_an_Icon 0.0 0 The Sneaker Book: An Anatomy of the Industry and an Icon, by journalist Tom Vanderbilt, relates the story of the sneaker in a breezy and fact-filled manner that perfectly captures the heart of the subject. Starting with a brief history of both the footwear and the $11 billion industry that now feeds off of it, Vanderbilt looks at the design, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, and advertising that have taken the sneaker business to astronomical heights. His evaluation is augmented with a variety of charts, corporate profiles, previously published articles, and even cartoons that lend depth and shading to the topic. This informative and compact book reads like a special magazine issue devoted to a single subject, and it is indeed the first in a new series of similar books that will each focus on a popular consumer product. --Howard Rothman ]]> 326282 3.54 1005 400 1998