Why We Drive: On Freedom, Risk and Taking Back Control

Why We Drive is a rebellious and daring celebration of the human spirit and the competence of ordinary people by the bestselling author of The Case for Working with Your Hands.

From the Open Road to the Back Seat

• Once, we were drivers on the open road.
• Today, we are more often in the back seat of an Uber.

As we hurtle toward a 'self-driving' future, are we destined to become passengers in our own lives too?

What Why We Drive Explores

In Why We Drive, the philosopher and mechanic Matthew Crawford:

• Celebrates the risk, skill, and freedom of driving.
• Reveals what we are losing to technology and government control in the modern world.
• Speaks up for play, dissent, and occasionally being scared witless.

This thought-provoking book invites readers to reflect on the true meaning of freedom and control in an increasingly automated world.