Autogeddon (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 151 pages
• Publisher: Arcade Pub; First Edition - US edition (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559701765
• ISBN-13: 978-1559701761
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 7.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #997,395 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Autogeddon - a Brilliant Diatribe, June 13, 2001

By	John B. Gilmore (Dundalk, Co. Louth Ireland) - See all my reviews

When I search the Transport sections of bookstores for a decent book on traffic I am usually disappointed. The shelves are usually full of books on each individual model of motor car... and not much else. Not a single one details the risks which these autos present. "Autogeddon" was therefore a rare find.

This book answered two questions which I had been asking for some time, namely; how many people have been killed globally by the automobile, and what is the annual death rate in traffic accidents? "Autogeddon" put the figure at 17 million people dead (at the time this book was written), and people are being killed at the rate of 500,000 per annum. According to the World Health Organization the number is now 25 million dead ........and counting. The number may be far higher when premature deaths due to pollution from traffic are included.

"Autogeddon" by Heathcote Williams is a brilliant poetic diatribe on the havoc which cars can cause but it offers no solutions to the problem. "Risk" another excellent book on traffic accidents analyses in detail why we take the risks which cause this havoc, but equally offers no complete solutions.

"The Joy of Motion" by John B. Gilmore goes a step further and offers a solution to the problems of transport which allows us to take risks and enjoy the thrill of motion at the same time. ...