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 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, Traffic 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—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, Traffic is about more than driving: it’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.
發表於2025-01-01
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作者湯姆·範德比爾特將交通看作是一種和語言、服裝、音樂同等重要的文化錶達。在意大利羅馬的一記汽車喇叭聲所代錶的意義並不等同於斯德哥爾摩的喇叭聲,在德國的高速公路上對彆的司機閃動車頭燈是可以理解的行為,而在洛杉磯405公路上就完全是另一碼事。在紐約市,步行者常...
評分開始閱讀還是比較感興趣的,開車不容易,而且總是覺得其他的車道比自己的車道快,如何理解後來的插隊者,等等。 但是後來越看越沒有意思,換句話說,過多的西方理念與文化意識,使得這本書的名字需要修改一下,應該說是《開車心理學》,嗬嗬 一傢之言,後來就沒有仔細閱讀下去 ...
評分開始閱讀還是比較感興趣的,開車不容易,而且總是覺得其他的車道比自己的車道快,如何理解後來的插隊者,等等。 但是後來越看越沒有意思,換句話說,過多的西方理念與文化意識,使得這本書的名字需要修改一下,應該說是《開車心理學》,嗬嗬 一傢之言,後來就沒有仔細閱讀下去 ...
評分開始閱讀還是比較感興趣的,開車不容易,而且總是覺得其他的車道比自己的車道快,如何理解後來的插隊者,等等。 但是後來越看越沒有意思,換句話說,過多的西方理念與文化意識,使得這本書的名字需要修改一下,應該說是《開車心理學》,嗬嗬 一傢之言,後來就沒有仔細閱讀下去 ...
評分開始閱讀還是比較感興趣的,開車不容易,而且總是覺得其他的車道比自己的車道快,如何理解後來的插隊者,等等。 但是後來越看越沒有意思,換句話說,過多的西方理念與文化意識,使得這本書的名字需要修改一下,應該說是《開車心理學》,嗬嗬 一傢之言,後來就沒有仔細閱讀下去 ...
圖書標籤: 心理學 車 美國 未讀完 心理學 2010讀
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評分401, 404, don valley, I thus buried the days of me driving honda civic around with my girl in Toronto along with this book
評分401, 404, don valley, I thus buried the days of me driving honda civic around with my girl in Toronto along with this book
評分401, 404, don valley, I thus buried the days of me driving honda civic around with my girl in Toronto along with this book
評分401, 404, don valley, I thus buried the days of me driving honda civic around with my girl in Toronto along with this book
Traffic 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載