Roadkill, Arthur Kay
Roadkill, Arthur Kay
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Roadkill
Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars

Author: Arthur Kay, Henrietta Moore

Narrator: Beth Parry

Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 09/16/2025


Synopsis

Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars, by Professor Henrietta Moore and Arthur Kay, explores the philosophical implications of car culture, as well as the practical impacts it has on your money, your taxes, your neighborhood, your planet, your health, and your happiness.While the car has been marketed as a symbol of "freedom", the authors convincingly argue that it has limited the flourishing of our cities and restricted our choices. How can we fix our toxic relationship with cars? The authors offer a new way of thinking that promises to multiply your choices, improve your city, and expand your freedoms. Inside the book, you'll find real-world examples of the human and monetary costs imposed by cars; philosophical arguments explaining how car-centric cities restrict the freedoms of drivers and non-drivers alike; a catalogue of ideas and approaches for urban designers, transport planners, policymakers, and mayors; and much more.Roadkill is a persuasive and illuminating call to action for city dwellers, drivers, environmentalists, urbanists, and policymakers―anyone interested in practical ways to improve your life and expand your freedoms.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pete on December 30, 2025

Roadkill is a genuinely excellent and important book. Arthur Kay does a brilliant job of exposing just how deeply broken our transport system has become, particularly in how car dependency disproportionately harms the poorest in society. Even having seen some of these statistics before, seeing them......more

Goodreads review by Igor on January 05, 2026

Roadkill is a provocative critique of the car-centric mindset that has dominated urban life for a century. Kay and Moore argue that while the car has been marketed as the ultimate symbol of individual freedom, the reality is quite the opposite: our total dependency on automobiles has actually restri......more

Goodreads review by Simon on December 29, 2025

There's plenty of useful information in here on the ill effects of mass car ownership and some practical solutions but it's weaker on the causes of the cultural attachments and addressing thinking and behaviour. I struggled to get the following out of my head: a member of Oxford's Council, putting f......more