CARtoons. (Books: tailpipe terrors).If you see red every time a huge, polluting Ford Excursion The Ford Excursion is a full-size sport utility vehicle that was produced by the Ford Motor Company between model years 2000 and 2005. It was the largest SUV in the lineup while it was produced. goes by, Andy Singer's book CARtoons (Car Busters, distributed by A.K. Press, $10) is for you. Singer is an editorial cartoonist An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. The most common outlet for political cartoonists is the editorial page of the newspaper not the dedicated comic section, with an unerring un·err·ing adj. Committing no mistakes; consistently accurate. un·err  ing·ly adv. eye for the absurdity of our current car dependence. Singer's citizens crawl to work on grid-locked highways just to earn the money to buy more cars and keep the cycle going. Singer hopes to free us from road rage See Web rage. with some healthy laughter, but he's very serious about challenging auto motive autonomy. His heroes pedal to work or take transit alternatives. The whimsically drawn cartoons are supplemented with well-chosen quotes and essays from anti-auto crusaders Randy Ghent (of the Czech-based Car Busters) and Jane Holtz Kay (author of Asphalt Nation). There's also a useful bibliography and a compendium of car-free contacts.
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