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Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us).(Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us))

Publication: Transportation Journal
Publication Date: 22-MAR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us).(Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us))(Book review)

Article Excerpt
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us), by Tom Vanderbilt. Alfred A Knopf, a division of Random House of Canada Limited Toronto, ISBN 978-0-307-39772-0. 402 pages (including 91 pages consisting of 285 endnotes).

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Try to picture, for a moment, the white stripes that divide the lanes on a major highway. How long would you guess they are? How much space would you say lies between each stripe? (You will find the answer at the end of this review and on pages 89-90 in the book.)

A. 3 foot stripes, 6 feet between each stripe

B. 4 foot stripes,...

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