Road travel has changed significantly from the 1950s to today. Media has greatly affected how people navigate, with tools like maps and satellite navigation now guiding drivers. While families in the 1950s relied on maps alone, today's drivers listen to turn-by-turn directions from devices as media plays. The document examines how cars have transformed family life over decades and how radio evolved to accommodate music on the move.

1. Road Travel Then and Now-
How I came to stop worrying and listen to
my SatNav
Understanding the role of media and the way we
perceive changes in Road Travel from 1950’s to the
present day in the United Kingdom
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2. History of the Car in family life
• Family's from 1050’s to the present day
– How motorcars have changed they way
family's live and work
– How this has then changed over the decades

3. Media in Road Travel
• Though you may not know it, media has greatly effected
the way in which we travel.
• From mapping and directions, to documenting the
journey and what we listen too

4. Music on the Road
• Radio changed and evolved for the
moving man