Book: Side Effects of Federal Highway Acts of 1956 and 1980

Post a reply


This question is a means of preventing automated form submissions by spambots.
Smilies
:D :) ;) :( :o :shock: :? 8-) :lol: :x :P :oops: :cry: :evil: :twisted: :roll: :!: :?: :idea: :arrow: :| :mrgreen: :geek: :ugeek:
Topic review
   

Expand view Topic review: Book: Side Effects of Federal Highway Acts of 1956 and 1980

Book: Side Effects of Federal Highway Acts of 1956 and 1980

by brian » Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:37 am

Sept 7, 2012: NYTimes Book Review Haunted Highways
In 1956 the Federal Aid Highway Act enacted the construction of ~43,000 miles of interstate highway. So folks could hit the road and see America!
However one tragic consequence of the Act was it also gave lunatics a chance to create terror, murder and mayhem.
The highway killing sprees started with Charles Starkweather (also the topic of a recent book) and included all sorts of killers.
See the new book
  • KILLER ON THE ROAD
    Violence and the American Interstate
    By Ginger Strand
    Illustrated. 252 pp. University of Texas Press. $25.
For information on an unfortunate side effect of the highway system.

Top