Comments on: Autophobia: Love and Hate in the Automobile Age http://www.sustainablecitiesnet.com/2009/06/22/autophobia-love-and-hate-in-the-automobile-age/ The Cities are Re-inventing Themselves Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:25:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chris Bradshaw http://www.sustainablecitiesnet.com/2009/06/22/autophobia-love-and-hate-in-the-automobile-age/comment-page-1/#comment-4350 Chris Bradshaw Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:07:46 +0000 http://www.sustainablecitiesnet.com/?p=1357#comment-4350 I liked the book a great deal. I thought it a bit better than Vanderbilt's _Traffic_. His review of foreign-language sources expanded its viewpoint over previous books on this topic. He ends with little hope that the phobes will win: "It makes sense if we can agree that the dark side of automobility is a price worth paying for its blessings. but we have never agreed about these matters, and never will." (final page, 186) I am working on a scheme to separate driving from ownership. It was nice to see him mention carsharing a couple times, but cited research to say that it has had little long-term impact on those who have practiced it for a few years. I liked the book a great deal. I thought it a bit better than Vanderbilt’s _Traffic_. His review of foreign-language sources expanded its viewpoint over previous books on this topic.

He ends with little hope that the phobes will win: “It makes sense if we can agree that the dark side of automobility is a price worth paying for its blessings. but we have never agreed about these matters, and never will.” (final page, 186)

I am working on a scheme to separate driving from ownership. It was nice to see him mention carsharing a couple times, but cited research to say that it has had little long-term impact on those who have practiced it for a few years.

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