Sciences Sociales / Transport / Automobile

The Motoring Age: The Automobile and Britain 1896-1939

de Peter Thorold

In the forty years before the Second World War Britain was changed for ever by the automobile. This rich, evocative and entertaining book charts that transformation. At first motoring was a sport, the car a...

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter CDI Workshop Manual: Diesel Models

de R. M. Clarke

Easy to follow step by step instructions & advice which enables the owner to carry out many jobs himself for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van & Camper Diesel. Models covered: 208 CDI, 308 CDI, 211 CDI, 311 CDI,...

BMW 5 & 6 Series E12 - E24 - E28 -E34 Restoration Tips and Techniques

de Andrew Everett

A wealth of restoration tips and techniques covering E12, E24, E28, E34, 5 and 6 Series BMWs built between 1972 and 1995. Covers all models from 518 to M6. Advice is given on acquiring a good 5 & 6 Series model,...

Taxi! Urban Economies and the Social and Transport Impacts of the Taxicab

de James Cooper & Ray Mundy

The taxicab makes a significant contribution to the accessibility of a city, providing a wide range of services across many different socio-geographic groups. This study considers the different functions of...

Car Troubles: Critical Studies of Automobility and Auto-Mobility

de Jim Conley & Arlene Tigar McLaren

Car Troubles examines a wide range of issues that are central to automobility by situating it within social, economic, and political contexts, and by combining social theory, specific case studies and policy-oriented...

FRAM: The Functional Resonance Analysis Method: Modelling Complex Socio-technical Systems

de Erik Hollnagel

There has not yet been a comprehensive method that goes behind 'human error' and beyond the failure concept, and various complicated accidents have accentuated the need for it. The Functional Resonance Analysis...

The Handbook of Operator Fatigue

de Gerald Matthews & Paula A. Desmond

The Handbook of Operator Fatigue provides a comprehensive account of this subject to serve as the definitive reference work for researchers, students and practitioners alike. The volume features 30 chapters...

Mechanisms in the Chain of Safety: Research and Operational Experiences in Aviation Psychology

de Alex de Voogt & Teresa C. D'Oliveira

Contemporary approaches to aviation safety show a dynamic endeavour to identify a variety of components that minimize the emergence of adverse situations. In this process there has always been a strong interrelation...

e-Learning in Aviation

de Suzanne K. Kearns

e-Learning is extremely cost-effective and therefore an attractive alternative to traditional classroom instruction. However, e-learning only saves money if the training is effective. Addressing this issue directly,...

Driver Behaviour and Training: Volume IV

de Lisa Dorn

The objective of the Driver Behaviour and Training volumes, and of the conference on which they are based, is to discuss recent advances in the study of this important area. A major focus within this fourth...

Driver Behaviour and Accident Research Methodology: Unresolved Problems

de Anders af Wåhlberg

This book discusses several methodological problems in traffic psychology which are not currently recognized as such. Summarizing and analyzing the available research, it is found that there are a number of...

Driver Behaviour and Training: Volume V

de Lisa Dorn

Research on driver behaviour over the past two decades has clearly demonstrated that the goals and motivations a driver brings to the driving task are important determinants for driver behaviour. The objective...

Straphanger

de Taras Grescoe

Taras Grescoe rides the rails all over the world and makes an elegant and impassioned case for the imminent end of car culture and the coming transportation revolution

"I am proud to call myself a straphanger,"...

The Yugo

de Jason Vuic

Six months after its American introduction in 1985, the Yugo was a punch line; within a year, it was a staple of late-night comedy. By 2000, NPR’s Car Talk declared it “the worst car of the millennium.”...

Engine Management: Advance Tuning

de Greg Banish

Explains how EFI systems determine engine operation and how the calibrator can change the controlling parameters to optimize engine performance.

Car PC Hacks: Tips & Tools for Geeking Your Ride

de Damien Stolarz

A car PC or carputer is a car tricked-out with electronics for playing radio, music and DVD movies, connecting to the Internet, navigating and tracking with satellite, taking photos, and any electronic gadget...

Advances in Traffic Psychology

de Mark Sullman & Lisa Dorn

This volume describes and discusses recent advances in the study of traffic psychology, with a major focus on how the field contributes to the understanding of at-risk road-user behaviour. The intended readerships...

Chevelle Performance Projects: 1964-1972

de Cole Quinnell

Comprehensive instruction on upgrades to every component group of Chevelles including chassis, suspension, brakes, transmission, driveline, engine, interior, and electronics.

How to Fabricate Automotive Fiberglass & Carbon Fiber Parts

de Daniel Burrill & Jeffrey Zurschmeide

Whether repairing existing components or fabricating new ones, this book guides the reader through fabricating fiberglass and carbon fiber parts.

Coventry's Motorcar Heritage

de Damien Kimberley

Coventry, home of the cycle industry, was also to become the birthplace of the motor industry when the Daimler Company became the first in Britain to mass produce cars in the late 1890s. Spearheaded by H J Lawson,...