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Before the advent of the automobile, users of city streets were diverse and included children at play and pedestrians at large. By 1930, most streets were primarily motor thoroughfares where children did not belong and where pedestrians were condemned as "jaywalkers." In Fighting Traffic, ... read more
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Before the advent of the automobile, users of city streets were diverse and included children at play and pedestrians at large. By 1930, most streets were primarily motor thoroughfares where children did not belong and where pedestrians were condemned as "jaywalkers." In Fighting Traffic,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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“The struggle for the future of urban transportation was less a contest between vehicles than a competition for their urban medium: the street. p16”
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“The New York times claimed in 1920 that pedestrians' rights to the streets were so extensive that "as a matter of both law and morals they are under no obligation" to excercise "all possible care." p70”
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“While the lights apparently did protect pedestrians, they also slowed motor traffic enough to annoy motorists.”
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“A St. Pauls engineer found that an occupant of an automobile required 10.7 times as much street space as a street car rider.”
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only with the arrival of automobiles in quantity were many street users forced under pressure to commit their loyalties.
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Customarily, pedestrians were entitled to the whole street, and motorists and their cars were held responsible for injuring pedestrians almost as a matter of course. This condition seriously impeded motorists' use of the street. Before the automotive city could begin, pedestrians had to be regulated and they had to share responsibility for their own safety. This transformation was largely accomplished by 1930, and it is a foundation of the automotive city.22
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As motorists appropriated streets for new uses, respectable pedestrians became 'jaywalkers' and streetcars became traffic obstructions.
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First Sentence edit
How did the American city become and automotive city? Why was much of the city physically destroyed and rebuilt to accomodate automobiles?
Table of Contents edit
Introduction: What are streets for? --
I. Justice. Blood, grief, and anger ; Police traffic regulation: Ex Chao Ordo ; Whose street? Joyriders versus jaywalkers --
II. Efficiency. Streets as public utilities ; Traffic control ; Traffic efficiency versus motor freedom --
III. Freedom. The commodification of streets ; Traffic safety for the motor age ; The dawn of the motor age --
Conclusion: History, technology, and the dawn of the motor age.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Inside Technology. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Peter D. Norton (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 388.321097309042
Subjects edit
- Books › Professional & Technical › Engineering › Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems
- Books › Science › Technology › Social Aspects
- Books › Science › Technology › History of Technology
- Books › Nonfiction › Transportation
- Books › Nonfiction › Automotive
- Books › Science › History & Philosophy
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