Taken for a Ride - The U.S. History of the Assault on Public Transport in the Last Century

Why it was recommended

I think the documentary Taken for a ride(1996)

Recommendationmyth_buster · Original2015-08

What it covers

A 1996 documentary on the twentieth-century American decline of public transport and the role of car companies and the highway lobby in it. It is best known for its account. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

PEACE REBEL

Length

56 min 25 sec

Year

2014

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