false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg 2776527 9 Would you be surprised that road rage can be good for society? Or that most crashes happen on sunny, dry days? That our minds can trick us into thinking the next lane is moving faster? Or that you can gauge a nation&#8217;s driving behavior by its levels of corruption? These are only a few of the remarkable dynamics that Tom Vanderbilt explores in this fascinating tour through the mysteries of the road. Based on exhaustive research and interviews with driving experts and traffic officials around the globe, <i>Traffic</i> 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&#8212;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, <i>Traffic</i> is about more than driving: it&#8217;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. 2802281 29 7 2008 Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) total:961|5:140|4:386|3:310|2:106|1:19| 961 3405 2462 384 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 3 10 false Wed Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 09:09:21 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 20 17:40:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 5 7 false Tue Apr 22 07:33:40 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 16:48:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 4 4 false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 31 23:46:56 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 09 17:46:02 -0700 2009 I live in Los Angeles, and my daily commute subjects me to this city's infamous traffic. So why in the world would I want to read a book about traffic? After all, I live it every day. Well, whether you live in a crowded city or a small town off the interstate, Traffic turns out to be an interesting,...

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That's the message I walked away from with this book. And it was a message that made me sit up and pay attention. Non-fiction is something I read sparingly. Something about long spans of data makes my mind drift off, so I'll realize I've read an entire page without ac...more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 4 3 false Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 05:51:45 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 14:42:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 4 2 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 11:50:55 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 09:48:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 4 3 false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 09:02:52 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 12:21:44 -0700 2009 ***Please VOTE***
Tom Vanderbilt has written an original, enlightening, and--considering the current political and financial maelstrom around automakers--a timely study of human driving characteristics and the universal factors influencing vehicle operation. The book is 286 pages with a remark...more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 4 1 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 08:14:02 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 07:26:11 -0700 2008 Traffic is wide-ranging, as it should be -- alwa...more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 5 1 false Fri Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 17:16:14 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 12:01:56 -0700 2008
His first mission is to convince you to become a 'late merger', even if your spouse cringes as you fly along in the left la...more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 5 1 false Wed Oct 01 12:44:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 18:58:05 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 12:44:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 4 1 false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 16:37:43 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 12:22:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 5 1 false Mon Dec 01 11:54:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 12:01:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5956203 0307277194 9780307277190 21 7 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878134m/5956203.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5956203.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 2 0 false Sat Dec 05 12:27:43 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 07:27:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 0 0 false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 21:11:51 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 21:18:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 3 0 false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 10:14:26 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 10:58:07 -0700 2009
If you curse at other drivers or think that traffic flows are interesting and not just something to grind your teeth through, this book is for you. On the downside, this book is an encapsulation of all the stories you've probably read before:
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Would you be surprised that road rage can be good for
society? Or that most crashes happen on sunny, dry days?
That our minds can trick us into thinking the next lane is
moving faster? Or that you can gauge a nation's driving
behavior by its levels of corr...more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 4 0 false Sun May 10 21:46:24 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 21:51:51 -0700 2009
Vanderbilt talks about traffic as we view it today (as negative, such as in traffic jams, instead of the movement of goods ...more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 3 0 false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 10:40:01 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 18:07:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2776527 0307264785 9780307264787 925 371 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878139m/2776527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2776527.Traffic_Why_We_Drive_the_Way_We_Do 0 0 false Thu Feb 05 09:59:49 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:59:49 -0800 2009 Tom Vanderbilt has an eye for identifying the extraordinary in the mundane. In the well-received Traffic, the autophile's equivalent to Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point, the author offers fresh insight into the annoying—and, Vanderbilt makes clear, quite dangerous—world of traffic. "Get...

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