Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Prelims -- Theories and concepts of car use -- Understanding auto motives -- Conceptualising car 'dependence' -- Motivating changes in auto mobility -- The factors that motivate choices -- Mobility without accessibility: the case of car use and discretionary activities -- Insights on car-use behaviors from behavioral economics -- Drivers of auto ownership: the role of past experience and peer pressure -- The car as a material possession: exploring the link between materialism and car ownership and use -- Exploring differences between people -- Car use and gender: the case of dual-earner families in Utrecht, the Netherlands -- Driving off into the sunset: the implications of the growing automobility of older travelers -- Mobility vs. affordability as motivations for car-ownership choice in urban fringe, low-income Australia -- DRiving to the breadline -- Migrating to driving: exploring the multiple dimensions of immigrants' automobile use -- Immigrants and automobility in New Jersey: the role of spatial and occupational factors in commuting to work -- Conclusions -- Subject Index.

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