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Taming the Automobile|Kerry Segrave

Taming the Automobile : Early Regulation of Motor Vehicles in America, 1895-1903

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The first decade of the auto industry in America featured politicians and bureaucrats at all political levels trying to come to terms with a new form of locomotion. Rules and regulations had to be drafted, implemented, and then enforced. Working against them was a small but wealthy and powerful group that fought against regulations, tried to weaken those they could not block, or sought to write the rules themselves. This book details how the auto industry was imposed on society from the top down, unlike many new innovations that go through society from the bottom up.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781476694917
  • ISBN-10: 1476694915
  • Publisher: McFarland & Company
  • Publish Date: June 2024
  • Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.47 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.87 pounds
  • Page Count: 221

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