Don't make me pull over!
Subtitle: an informal history of the family road trip
By: Richard Ratay
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781501188749; 9781501188756
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Social life and customs; Popular culture; Automobile travel; Family vacations; History
Other titles: Do not make me pull over!
Description: Explores the history of the family road trip, how its evolution mirrored the evolution of the United States, and why road trips have largely disappeared.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Swerving through the seventies : a family boldly leaves its driveway; title: Pioneers of the pavement : the long road to the interstates; title: Hey, where's everybody going? : Americans set off to discover America; title: Packed in like sardines : join us, won't you?; title: Smokeys in the bush : dodging cops (and stops) on the interstates; title: Time to pass : diversions, directions and discoveries; title: Eating up the miles : dining while driving; title: Inn and out : motels, hotels and invaders from space; title: Heavy metal highways : land yachts, station wagons and "the Thing"; title: Through the windshield together : a crash course in seatbelts and safety; title: Up, up and away : all roads lead to the airport; title: Leaving it all behind : the end of the road for road trips?