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2023-09-30 20:05:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1513EF5B65E086E942BDE33C748D691B4AE46EA4038094ED4D086EA0831F3560
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"The War on Motorists" is a political slogan devised by 20th Century pro-car associations to oppose safety regulations and restrictions on car use. It is not a real thing https://www.ippr.org/files/images/media/files/publication/2012/08/war-on-motoring-myth_Aug2012_9542.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/28/the-war-on-motorists-the-secret-history-of-a-myth-as-old-as-cars-themselves https://road.cc/content/feature/war-motorist-deconstructed-299363 https://road.cc/content/feature/war-motorist-encouraging-less-driving-301063
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