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2023-09-30 17:16:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 869590D4D2826D52CE44E4385C5D6138CA8EC1D1C73F44BCDF232F9EE8D57F93
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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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