Bike battles : a history of sharing the American road /
Longhurst, James.
Bike battles : a history of sharing the American road / James Longhurst. - Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (xi, 294 pages;)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Get out of the Road! The battle over the public roads in America, 1870-1900 -- The right sort of people: The battle over taxes, sidepaths, and roads at the turn of the century -- The rules of the road: Bicycling in the automotive age, 1900-1930 -- Victory bike battles: The debate over emergency transport in World War II -- 1950s syndrome: Excluding bikes from suburban streets, interstate highways, and adult lives -- Bikes are beautiful: The bike boom, bikeways, and the battle over where to ride in the 1970s -- Conclusion: The Road as a commons.
Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longhurst, a historian and avid cyclist, tackles that question by tracing the contentious debates between American bike riders, motorists, and pedestrians over the shared road.
9780295805993
2021692840
Bicycles--History.--United States
Bicycles--Safety measures.--United States
Highway planning--United States.
Transportation and state--History.--United States
Cycling--History.--United States
Cycling--Safety measures.--United States
Electronic Books.
HE5737 / .B554 2015
Bike battles : a history of sharing the American road / James Longhurst. - Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (xi, 294 pages;)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Get out of the Road! The battle over the public roads in America, 1870-1900 -- The right sort of people: The battle over taxes, sidepaths, and roads at the turn of the century -- The rules of the road: Bicycling in the automotive age, 1900-1930 -- Victory bike battles: The debate over emergency transport in World War II -- 1950s syndrome: Excluding bikes from suburban streets, interstate highways, and adult lives -- Bikes are beautiful: The bike boom, bikeways, and the battle over where to ride in the 1970s -- Conclusion: The Road as a commons.
Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longhurst, a historian and avid cyclist, tackles that question by tracing the contentious debates between American bike riders, motorists, and pedestrians over the shared road.
9780295805993
2021692840
Bicycles--History.--United States
Bicycles--Safety measures.--United States
Highway planning--United States.
Transportation and state--History.--United States
Cycling--History.--United States
Cycling--Safety measures.--United States
Electronic Books.
HE5737 / .B554 2015