Jul 26, 2022
Car culture is all around us. But is it really just about
vehicles, roads, motorists and violent commercials on TV, or is it
is a political system as deeply entrenched in cultures around the
world as our governments, economic systems, and structures of
oppression?
On this episode of the The Brake, we sat down
with authors Robert Braun and Richard Randell to talk about their
book Post
Automobility Futures, and how our collective
obsession with speed, efficiency, and ruthless technological
progress has transformed the way we define what public space is for
and what forms of violence we find acceptable. And they argue
that this obsession began long before the automobile — and that
getting beyond it will require dismantling a value system that is
becoming more and more deep set, even as the car as we know it
evolves.
This is part one of a two-part conversation; check back in two
weeks for the second installment. And in the meantime, check out
our
earlier conversation with Braun and Randell about their
work.