Traffic Av Tom Vanderbilt

<p><b>Get stuck in ... Why do some people become demons when they get behind a wheel? Why does the other lane always move faster? Why do New Yorkers jaywalk (and nobody does in Cophenhagen)? And why should you never drive with any beer-drinking, divorced doctors named Fred?</b><br><br>Driving is about far more than getting from A to B. As Tom Vanderbilt''s brilliant, curiosity-filled book shows, it''s actually the key to deciphering human nature and ... well, pretty much everything. From the etiquette of horn-honking to bumper stickers you should avoid, from gridlock in ancient Rome to why getting rid of road signs actually reduces accidents, <i>Traffic</i> will change the way you see yourself, and other people (and not just through your windscreen).</p>