Autophobia: Love and Hate in the Automotive Age Book

"It began by being a scientific experiment, went on to become the instrument of the adventurous, then became the toy of the rich, then the ambition of the poor, and finally the servant of everyone...From being the plaything of society it has come to dominate society. It is now our tyrant, so at last we have turned in revolt against it, and begun to protest against its arrogant ways."

"How frustrating, how thoroughly disheartening it is that these pig-headed, obstructive villagers, whose hens, dogs and sometimes children I mow down, fail to appreciate that I represent Progress and universal happiness. I intend to bring them these benefits in spite of themselves, even if they don't live to enjoy them!"

"Until motorists got it repealed in 1896, the Red Flag law limited the speed of a 'road locomotive' to two miles per hour in town and four in the country, and required that it be preceded by a man on foot carrying a red flag to warn passersby. The state of Vermont kept a similar law for several more years; Iowa tried one that required motorists to telephone ahead to warn towns of their arrival."