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Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Or that you can gauge a nations driving behavior by its levels of corruption. While this is bad news for drivers theres not much to be done about human nature it is good news for readers of tom vanderbilts new book. Navigating the science and sociology of traffic traffic congestion is the bane of any commuters morning ride to work. Why we drive the way we do and what it says about us, by tom vanderbilt, published by alfred a.
Or if youre tom vanderbilt, a book of the same name. Traffic is not a dry examination of highway engineering. Vanderbilts book is not a dry examination of highway engineering. Covering driving psychology, socialanthropology, economics and traffic engineering, among others, he gives a comprehensive and original view of this uniquely human phenomenon. Why we drive the way we do and what it says about us. Why we drive the way we do and what it says about us 9780307277190. These are only a few of the remarkable dynamics that tom vanderbilt explores in this fascinating tour through the mysteries of the road. Not far from where i am writing this, three kids on vacation were killed recently when one of them flew his dads audi off the road, shearing trees 40 up. Vanderbilts book will be a revelation not just to us drivers but also, one might guess, to our policy makers. In this brilliant, lively, and eyeopening investigation, tom vanderbilt examines the perceptual limits and cognitive underpinnings that make us worse drivers than we think we are.
In this book by tom vanderbilt he gives an insight into the reasons people drive a certain way and how do those correlate to the amount of traffic people deal with every day. How we drive is the companion blog to tom vanderbilts new york times bestselling book, traffic. Imagine the tired commuter, pulling into his driveway, entering his house, and sitting down to. How we drive, the official blog for the book traffic.
The following is an excerpt from traffic by tom vanderbilt. Ask tom vanderbilt, author of traffic the new york times. For a parent living on that street, the traffic problem could be too many cars, or. Tom vanderbilt born 1968 is an american journalist, blogger, and author of the bestselling book, traffic. When you removed all the things that made people know where they were, what. We are all spending more and more time on the road, and traffic is an issue we face everyday.
A new york times notable book one of the best books of the year the washington post the cleveland plainde samenvatting. Tom vanderbilts why we drive the way we do unlocks how to unclog traffic illustration. Alan moores, the seattle times traffic gets about as close to the heart of modern existence as any book could get. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Now traffic offers us an exceptionally rich understanding of that passion. Vanderbilts book is a trove of such information, but also a fine study in what works and what does not. 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. Why we drive the way we do and what it says about us by. He uncovers who is more likely to honk at whom, and why. Nassim nicholas taleb, author the black swan fascinating, illuminating, and endlessly entertaining as well. Tom vanderbilt has written an original, enlightening, andconsidering the current political and financial maelstrom around automakersa timely study of human driving characteristics and the universal factors influencing vehicle operation. From the psychology of traffic jams to the paradoxes of driving safety, these blinks will reveal one aspect of the eternal battle between the limits of human nature and the technology that sets us free. This book will change the way we see ourselves and the world around us. Tom vanderbilt cites the nowfamiliar statistics about.
Indeed, reading tom vanderbilts book traffic, one learns that it isnt rocket science. A great, deep, multidisciplinary investigation of the dynamics and the psychology of traffic jams. Traffic would you be surprised that road rage can be good for society. A new york times notable book one of the best books of the year the washington post the cleveland plaindealer rocky mountain news. Although vanderbilt notes in passing that during the 1990s the uk. Tom vanderbilt explains in a sensible and humourous language why traffic is so bad for us and what we can do about it.
Author interview tom vanderbilt, author of traffic. This book will make you think about it in a whole new light. Why we drive the way we do and what it says about us 9780307277190 by vanderbilt, tom and a great selection of similar new, used. Journalist tom vanderbilt has made a career out of writing about topics from the mundane to the obscure, including sneakers, quonset huts and nuclear fallout shelters. A new york times notable book one of the best books of the year the washington post the cleveland plaindealer rocky mountain news in this brilliant, lively, and eyeopening investigation, tom vanderbilt examines the perceptual limits and cognitive underpinnings that make us. What does not work, for instance, is speeding along the interstate, weaving in and out of traffic, and popping a cork when a slow vehicle gets in the way.
The way humans hunt for parking and the way animals hunt for food are not as different as you might think. Why we drive the way we do and what it says about us by tom vanderbilt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Anyone who spends more than 19 minutes a day in traffic should read this book. Stephen doyle driving down a new jersey highway three years ago, tom vanderbilt decided to stop being a. Written by tom vanderbilt, audiobook narrated by david slavin. In traffic 2008, tom vanderbilt explores the chaos and order of our driving experiences. The book is based on several investigations and sources supporting the view that driving can be improved with a little sense both from drivers but certainly also from politicians. The book is 286 pages with a remarkable addition of 100 pages of notes.
If one can fault the book, it is for its implicitly libertarian overreliance on psychology as a cure for all our traffic woes. A new york times notable book one of the best books of the year the washington post the cleveland plaindealer rocky mountain news in this brilliant, lively, and eyeopening investigation, tom vanderbilt examines the perceptual limits and cognitive underpinnings that make us worse drivers than we think we are. His writing is distinguished by its attention to detail, with exhaustive research used to explore every nuance of a given subject. A fantastic book, helping us understand traffic flow and risk, tom has done a wonderful job. Vanderbilt does just that in latest book, traffic, an eyeopening and entertaining journey into. Which brings me to the delightful book traffic by tom vanderbilt. If i had a chauffeur, id want it to be tom vanderbilt. A mere scan of the chapter titles would have you scrambling to buy this book. To a traffic engineer, a traffic problem might mean that a street is running below capacity. Written by tom vanderbilt, audiobook narrated by marc cashman. Tom vanderbilts why we drive the way we do unlocks how to. Vanderbilt shows how a sophisticated understanding of human behavior can illuminate one of the modern worlds most basic and most mysterious endeavors.
In this book, tom vanderbilt looks at the subject of traffic from an eclectic range of perspectives. He demonstrates why plans to protect pedestrians from cars often lead to more accidents. Why we drive the way we do and what it says about us, published by alfred a. At first glance, tom vanderbilts study of traffic, traffic, seems like a perverse idea for a book. Signs advertising a school crossing were unnecessary, because the presence of a school and children was obvious. Why we drive the way we do by tom vanderbilt get up to speed on what makes drivers go sunday, july 20, 2008 by glenn altschuler most of us have an inflated sense of our competence behind the wheel, tom vanderbilt tells us. R ight now is both a good time and a bad time to publish a book about road traffic. The psychology of the population is one of the biggest reasons that they drive a certain way. For tom vanderbilt, author of the muchtouted book traffic. Why does the other lane always seem to be moving faster.
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