Taking the Problem to the People
Traffic Safety from Public Relations to Political Theory, 1937-1954
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4022729 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stève Bernardin (Laboratoire Techniques, Territoires et Sociétés, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 420-439 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tech.2015.0051 |
| PMID | 26005086 |
| OpenAlex | W352182384 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
The slogan "taking the problem to the people" nicely summarizes U.S. traffic safety campaigns of the 1950s. It refers to the goal of awareness and self-discipline for drivers through education and law enforcement. A detailed analysis of the campaigns, however, shows a subtler objective of the motor interests that promoted it. They wanted to overcome political indifference through a civic mobilization of drivers as citizens, persuading drivers to lobby for traffic control. The analysis of their efforts leads us to question the role-or lack of role-of politicians in scientific and technological controversies
Control (management) · Economics · Enforcement · Law enforcement · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Slogan · Academic Freedom and Politics · American History and Culture · American Political and Social Dynamics · Law
The culture of public problems
Unsafe at any speed
Down the asphalt path
Outside Lobbying
Mobility without Mayhem
Accidents in History
Containing the Atom
Building the American Highway System
Managing Danger in the Home Environment, 1900-1940
Constructing Social Problems
Street Rivals
Four Paradigms
Safety First
Constructing the Ownership of Social Problems
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |