I'm not sure if this book has been mentioned on BIkies before or not, but check it out TRAFFIC, Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What it Says About Us) by Tom Vanderbilt Read a review from the International Helard Tribune http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/08/arts/idbriefs9D.php?page=2 Traffic jams are not, by and large, caused by flaws in road design but by flaws in human nature. While this is bad news for drivers - there's not much to be done about human nature - it is good news for readers of Tom Vanderbilt's new book. "Traffic" is not a dry examination of highway engineering; it's a surprising, enlightening look at the psychology of human beings behind the steering wheels.
An alternate title for the book might be "Idiots." . . . The author's website http://tomvanderbilt.com/traffic/ Anyone interested in a book group discussion of this? Arthur Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 100 PO Box 2986 Madison, WI 53701-2986 608/266-6225
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