Escaping the religion of car domination. Yves Engler and Bianca Mugyeni try to navigate the wilds of American suburbs without a car. Full analysis of auto addiction, costs, ways back to safe, human scale. Panel at book release with Vancouver Councilor David Cadman & road activist Carmen Mills.
Recording by Alex Smith, Radio Ecoshock, June 27th, 2011 at Simon Fraser University downtown.
Presentation by the Council of Canadians.
10 second clip from song "Im In Love With My Car" by Queen.
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This program lets you hear a fine speech on the true cost of car culture. Yves Engler launched his book June 27th in Vancouver. The title: "Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay". The African co-author is Bianca Mugyenyi. Find out more at http://yvesengler.com
The two tried a road trip by public transit through the wild suburbs of America. It was savage territory in Fort Lauderdale and Houston - but Yves will tell you all about that, and about your own life, in this recording for Radio Ecoshock.
Yves is introduced by Vancouver City Councilman David Cadman.
At the end of the speech, I toss in my question to the panel of Engler, Vancouver City Councillor David Cadman, and stopthepave.org's Carmen Mills. Why do people get angry when we tell them the truth about cars?
Yves Engler says car culture isn't working. Maybe we should kill it, before it kills us. With pollution, climate change, mass death and injuries from accidents. Not to mention the massive corporations behind cars, construction, oil, and the military that protects it all.
The TV news and the local papers won't tell you. They are surviving on car advertising....
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