Roads for change : changing the car and its expressions

![CDATA[The paper looks at the need for change in the way cars are used and the underlying emphasis in approaches to driving, on supremacy and force. A series of projects, Driving Cultures, considers the social and cultural influences on driver behaviour. Drawing on a number of sources, including focus group discussions with young drivers, car advertising, and social and cultural theories of mobility, such as those of John Urry and Zygmunt Bauman, the violence of the car itself and its shaping influence in contemporary life are considered. A focus on the examination of social and cultural attitudes as the areas in which change is necessary, it is argued, needs to extend to expectations of the future.]]