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> [As Harvard University psychologist Daniel Gilbert argues, 'You can't adapt to commuting, because it's entirely unpredictable. Driving in traffic is a different kind of hell every day.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/as-harvard-university-psychologist-daniel-gilbert-argues-you-can-t/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

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## More by Tom Vanderbilt

> [“The pursuit of a kind of absolute safety, above all other considerations of what makes places good environments, has not only made those streets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/the-pursuit-of-a-kind-of-absolute-safety-above-all-other/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [Human attention, in the best of circumstances, is a fluid but fragile entity. Beyond a certain threshold, the more that is asked of it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/human-attention-in-the-best-of-circumstances-is-a-fluid-but-fragile/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [Many traffic signs have become like placebos, giving false comfort to the afflicted, or simple boilerplate to ward off lawsuits, the roadway version of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/many-traffic-signs-have-become-like-placebos-giving-false-comfort-to/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [“This is the reason the whole ‘keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel, use the hands-free handset’ idea is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/this-is-the-reason-the-whole-keep-your-eyes-on-the-road-your-hands/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [The way humans hunt for parking and the way animals hunt for food are not as different as you might think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/the-way-humans-hunt-for-parking-and-the-way-animals-hunt-for-food-are/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [“This raises the interesting, if seemingly outlandish, question of why car drivers, virtually alone among users of wheeled transport, do not wear helmets. Yes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/this-raises-the-interesting-if-seemingly-outlandish-question-of-why/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [“'Can you imagine, 30 years ago, saying nobody will make coffee at home?' Nancy McGuckin, a travel researcher in Washington, D.C.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/can-you-imagine-30-years-ago-saying-nobody-will-make-coffee-at-home/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [Men may or may not be better drivers than women, but they seem to die more often trying to prove that they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/men-may-or-may-not-be-better-drivers-than-women-but-they-seem-to-die/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [“There is a simple mantra you can carry about you in traffic: When a situation feels dangerous to you, it's probably more safe than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/there-is-a-simple-mantra-you-can-carry-about-you-in-traffic-when-a/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [As Harvard University psychologist Daniel Gilbert argues, 'You can't adapt to commuting, because it's entirely unpredictable. Driving in traffic is a different kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/as-harvard-university-psychologist-daniel-gilbert-argues-you-can-t/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [“It's probably no accident that whenever one hears of a smart technology, it refers to something that has been taken out of human control.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/it-s-probably-no-accident-that-whenever-one-hears-of-a-smart/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [The road, more than simply a system of regulations and designs, is a place where many millions of us, with only loose parameters for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/the-road-more-than-simply-a-system-of-regulations-and-designs-is-a/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [Whether advanced driver training helps drivers in the long term is one of those controversial and unresolved mysteries of the road, but my eye-opening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/whether-advanced-driver-training-helps-drivers-in-the-long-term-is/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [“When a situation feels dangerous to you, it's probably more safe than you know; when a situation feels safe, that is precisely when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/when-a-situation-feels-dangerous-to-you-it-s-probably-more-safe-than/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

> [The relative ease of most driving lures us into thinking we can get away with doing other things. Indeed, those other things, like listening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vanderbilt/the-relative-ease-of-most-driving-lures-us-into-thinking-we-can-get/)

[Tom Vanderbilt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vanderbilt/)

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