Autogeddon

by Heathcote Williams

A campaigning narrative poem with an anthology of prose writings on the devastating effect of the motor car on our lives. More than 17 million people have been killed on the roads in the century since... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559701765
• ISBN13: 9781559701761
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Arcade Publishing
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.7" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Autogeddon - a Brilliant Diatribe

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. ...