A few nice car images I found:
car sick by lynn sloman
Image by northern green pixie
In ‘Car Sick: Solutions for our car-addicted culture’, Lynn Sloman presents us with an examination of the car-clogged society that is Britain at the start of the 21st century. She contextualises the state we are in, describing the way the car culture has developed over the past 50 years, accommodated by enthusiastic town planners and civil engineers eager to pander to the appetite for driving that the British public has been encouraged to develop. Sloman explains how the motorist has been given priority over pedestrians, cyclists and communities, and how developers, big business and politicians have used the British yen for more cars and more roads as an excuse to ‘steer’ society towards a situation where more and more driving is a foregone conclusion. Shops move out of town, public transport deteriorates.
Sloman looks at the environmental, social and economic cause and effect, using excellent examples of alternatives and good practice elsewhere to demonstrate that it doesn’t have to be like this – that we don’t have to live in a car-clogged, car-controlled culture, that by taking responsibility for our travel choices and putting pressure on the ‘decision makers’ we can begin to re-focus our communities away from cars and develop cleaner, quieter, safer, more people oriented places to live and work.
‘Car Sick’ is an intelligent, sensible, easy-to-read book, full of clear and practical solutions. Sloman sets out a positive vision of a better way to live. This book should be a must-read for anyone concerned, whether personally or professionally, with improving our travel choices and the world we live in.
Odd car
Image by Ros in wonderland
A random car parked at the marina. One of the many unusual cars you get to see here
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Image by nicolasnova
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