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June 2008
6 x 9, 396 pp., 40 illus.
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0-262-14100-0
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978-0-262-14100-0

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Inside Technology
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Fighting Traffic
The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City
Peter D. Norton

Acknowledgmentsvii
Introduction: What Are Streets For?
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IJustice
Introduction19
1Blood, Grief, and Anger21
2Police Traffic Regulation: Ex Chao Ordo47
3Whose Street? Joyriders versus Jaywalkers65
IIEfficiency
Introduction103
4Streets as Public Utilities105
5Traffic Control129
6Traffic Efficiency versus Motor Freedom149
IIIFreedom
Introduction173
7The Commodification of Streets175
8Traffic Safety for the Motor Age207
9The Dawn of the Motor Age243
Conclusion: History, Technology, and the Dawn of the Motor Age255
Notes263
Series List379
Index
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