Articulations of the Car: The Dominant Articulations of Racing and Rally Driving

(Re)civilizing the Young Driver: Technization and Emotive Automobility

“…They target the 'driving pleasures' integral to car advertisements (Hagman 2010) and challenge 'dominant articulations' of the car (Redshaw 2007). Furthermore, as Merriman (2006, 78-79) argues in relation to Britain's Motorway Code, these measures can also be viewed as a 'series of technological and political devices' which are 'distributed with the intention of governing the performances, desires and experiences of drivers-in-vehicles;…”

“…Self-control requires individuals to shape who they are in relation to the car and the desires connected to it, while also addressing the limits and dangers of the car (Redshaw 2007). For Dant (2006, 297), this self-regulation goes further to include not just the acceptance of standards of driver behaviour, but also drivers developing an 'embodied relationship with their vehicles'.…”

“…The warning is then recorded on a national computer. A second council official described 'seizure of vehicles' as a 'problem for people where it hurts', which demonstrates the way in which the legislation is geared at tackling the heart of the car culture itself and the 'dominant articulations' of motor sports, racing and car advertising (Redshaw 2007). The measures adopted by authorities such as 'seizure of vehicles' target the 'destructive potential' (Redshaw 2007, 122) For the youths, the use of these measures proved problematic as they lacked awareness of the laws in relation to noise pollution and more generally what was legally acceptable when 'modding' a vehicle.…”

“…Risky and deviant driving behaviours are not merely a consequence of the individual, but of the underlying representation and promotion of car culture through 'dominant articulations' of motor sports and driving practices in popular culture and advertisements (Redshaw 2007). These invoke notions of freedom in terms of 'excitement, adrenaline and social mobility… as if there were no restrictions, such as the need for fuel and the realities of traffic' (Redshaw and Nicoll 2010, 415).…”

“…These invoke notions of freedom in terms of 'excitement, adrenaline and social mobility… as if there were no restrictions, such as the need for fuel and the realities of traffic' (Redshaw and Nicoll 2010, 415). They have also shaped forms of selfcontrol, specifically in relation to masculinity (Redshaw 2007). Cars are produced either as masculine: 'figured as rocket, bullet, or gun, that is as a sexual extension of the male', or as:…”