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I've got a feel for my automobile

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The car has played an extremely significant role in shaping 20th-century popular culture. It has radically changed the way people perceive space and time. Road films have consistently played a part in defining emergent social trends, while the car has also come to be at the centre of 20th-century art. In the 1950s, the car offered physical freedom, while in the 1990s it offers ideological freedom. It also represents sex and a form of communion with ourselves.

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Put the car culture into reverse

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Public transport is associated with poverty and lack of freedom in the UK, while cars are seen as a sign of freedom and enjoyment. The country's cities and towns were created before the car culture arrived, so they will have to be completely rebuilt unless the car culture is going to be removed.

United Kingdom, Public affairs, Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation, Local and Suburban Transportation, Passenger Transportation, Management, Column, Automobile industry, Transportation policy, Traffic congestion, Public transportation

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How a small car hit the big time

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The cultural significance of the Mini car is considered. It became a celebrity fashion accessory when it was launched in 1959, and many firms offered customizing services.

Austin Mini (Automobile)

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