Citations:carcoon


 * 1989 — Phil Rosenthal, "L. A. Life: Television", Los Angeles Daily News, 18 October 1989:
 * It also looks at the phenomena of "carcooning" in which drivers turn their autos into virtual cocoons with all the amenities of home and the office.
 * 1990 — Jorge Casuso, "L. A.'s subway hopes riding on attitude", Chicago Tribune, 15 July 1990:
 * Consider "carcooning," a term coined by Johnson for the latest trend among California's "TAFfies" (Technologically Advanced Families). Carcooning turns gridlock into a productive business experience by converting the common automobile into a plush office on wheels.
 * 1991 — "Rolling down the road with all the comforts of home", The Atlanta Journal-Constution, 22 May 1991:
 * "You've heard of the new concept of 'cocooning'?," says Ms. Yee. "Well, you're going to see 'carcooning.' People will build the comforts of home into their cars. They'll be a reflection of your kitchen, your bedroom and living room."
 * 1993 — Peter E. S. Freund & George T. Martin, The Ecology of the Automobile, Black Rose Books (1993), ISBN 9781895431834, page 103:
 * There is a term used to describe the ways in which drivers turn their cars into electric nests — "carcooning."
 * 2002 — "Inattention at the wheel: It's not just cell phones", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 22 August 2002:
 * Academics have coined the word "carcooning" to describe how people increasingly outfit their cars for comfort, entertainment and productivity -- often blurring the line between the office and the front seat.
 * 2002 — Eric Peters, "Drivers losing their focus", Lawrence Journal-World, 3 September 2002:
 * And with commute times rising and people spending more time than ever "car-cooned" in their vehicles, the temptation to make use of all the available technology becomes even greater.
 * 2004 — Monica L. Haynes, "Merits of electronics in the car", The York Dispatch, 6 May 2004:
 * America's love affair with the automobile is segueing into an attraction to car technology and all the devices that can make being on the road almost as cozy as being in our living rooms. Some call it "carcooning," a take-off on "cocooning," the '90s trend of families spending more time at home.
 * 2005 — Heather Menzies, No Time: Stress and the Crisis of Modern Life, Douglas & McIntyre (2005), ISBN 155365045X, page 184:
 * (One in ten meals is now apparently eaten in the car. It's called "carcooning." To support it, the food industry has added a new line of fast foods, including hand-held breakfast cereals, "meat sticks" and yoghurt in squeezable tubes.)
 * 2010 — James J. Farrell, The Nature of College: How a New Understanding of Campus Life Can Change the World, Milkweed Editions (2010), ISBN 9781571313225, page 104:
 * "Carcooning" keeps us from public transportation, from simply walking through our communities, and from mixing with people who are different from us. The private pleasures of cars — my schedule, my route, my air conditioning, my music — reinforces American myopia, and may make us less tolerant of sharing and less concerned about the common good.
 * 2010 — Tony Hiss, In Motion: The Experience of Travel, Borzoi Books (2010), ISBN 9780679415978, page 43:
 * She notes, "The phenomenon of 'carcooning' is one manifestation of this aspect, in which the personal vehicle is customized for the traveler's comfort, almost as a sanctuary-escape from the world."
 * 2010 — Eric A. Morris, "Do We Travel to Get There or Get There to Travel?", Freakonomics, 12 August 2010:
 * Today, thanks to technology, the number of activities we can undertake in the car – from satellite radio to college courses on CD to (kids, don’t try this at home) texting behind the wheel is mushrooming. The authors refer to this as "carcooning."