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The book explores the hidden reality of automotive deaths, emphasizing how accident blackspots exist in plain sight yet remain largely unacknowledged. It highlights the absence of formal memorials for victims, contrasting this with the personal shrines and memorials created by loved ones. The practice of memorialization is particularly prevalent in the United States, shedding light on the societal impacts of automobility and the often-overlooked tragedies associated with it.
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Road Scars, Robert Matej Bednar
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Road Scars
- Subtitle
- Place, Automobility, and Road Trauma
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Robert Matej Bednar
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN13
- 9781786614131
- Series
- Description
- The book explores the hidden reality of automotive deaths, emphasizing how accident blackspots exist in plain sight yet remain largely unacknowledged. It highlights the absence of formal memorials for victims, contrasting this with the personal shrines and memorials created by loved ones. The practice of memorialization is particularly prevalent in the United States, shedding light on the societal impacts of automobility and the often-overlooked tragedies associated with it.