Book cover of Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom by Sarah A. Seo
Engineering & Transportation

Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom 

When Americans think of freedom, they often picture the open road. Yet nowhere are we more likely to encounter the long arm of the law than in our cars. Sarah Seo reveals how the rise of the automobile led us to accept—and expect—pervasive police power, a radical transformation with far-reaching consequences. […Learn More]