Violent mobilities: men, masculinities and road conflicts in Sweden. Issue 5 (3rd September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Balkmar, Dag
• Is Part Of: Mobilities. Volume 13:Issue 5(2018)
• Page Start: 717
• Page End: 732
• Publication Date: 2018-09-03
• Subjects: Violence -- cycling -- gender -- masculinity -- transport -- road conflicts -- Sweden; Transportation -- Periodicals; 300.5
• DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2018.1500096
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1745-0101

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article focuses on violence(s) in traffic space as a gendered problem. It draws upon qualitative online studies and interviews with cyclists about their experiences of motorists' violent practices, including cyclists' negotiations of anti-cyclist discourses and their coping strategies. It is argued that automobility makes it possible for certain men to perform their 'right to the road, ' including gender-identity-shaping practices, and that this has the negative effect of violating cyclists' bodily integrity. It follows that a shift from cars to more sustainable mobilities also demands related shifts in masculinities and men's practices in the context of transport and traffic.