The war on motorists: the secret history of a myth as old as cars themselves

From safe speed limits to low-traffic neighbourhoods, the argument about how much we build the world around motorists has raged since the turn of the twentieth century - and is still gathering pace. Peter Walker reflects on the history of the 'war on cars' and how past experience shows that, in most cases, the motor industry has been able to bend governments to its will. Read by Gary Furlong.