The More Coffee Please blog reviews DRIVE and says, “Somehow [Falconer] manages to treat all the various viewpoints with great sympathy and doesn’t shy away from that word complicated in the title.” The conclusion: “In an appendix it contains an amusing playlist of car tunes, which is really an indispensable part of any road trip. Nicely done.”
I was particularly happy to see that the author — from the links, I’m guessing he or she is a cyclist in Toronto — mention my argument that sprawl encourages impaired driving. I’m not sure any other reviewers even noticed that, which I think is unfortunate.
November 17th, 2008 at 11:28 pm The impaired-driving issue was something I haven’t seen covered elsewhere, and it’s a very interesting argument! I’m surprised others didn’t pick it up. Great book. And you guessed right; I am indeed a cyclist in Toronto. But one with an appreciation for good road trips.
November 17th, 2008 at 11:48 pm Thanks, Robyn. And I agree it’s surprising others didn’t pick up on it — I guess I didn’t hammer it home hard enough.