Title
Roads were not built for cars [electronic resource] : how cyclists were the first to push for good roads & became the pioneers of motoring / Carlton Reid.
ISBN
9781610916882 (electronic book)
1610916883 (electronic book)
9781610916899
9781610916875
Published
Washington, DC : Island Press, [2015]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Call Number
TA1145
Dewey Decimal Classification
388.04
Summary
Carlton Reid reveals the pivotaland largely unrecognizedrole that bicyclists played in the development of modern roadways. Reid introduces readers to cycling personalities, such as Henry Ford, and the cycling advocacy groups that influenced early road improvements, literally paving the way for the motor car. When the bicycle morphed from the vehicle of rich transport progressives in the 1890s to the poor mans transport in the 1920s, some cyclists became ardent motorists and were all too happy to forget their cycling roots. But, Reid explains, many motor pioneers continued cycling, celebrating the shared links between transport modes that are now seen as worlds apart. In this engaging and meticulously researched book, Carlton Reid encourages us all to celebrate those links once again.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9781610916875
When Two Tribes Were One
Pioneers
Mastodons to Motorways
Who Owns the Roads?
Speed
Width
Hardtop History
What the Bicyclist Did for Roads
Ripley: the Mecca of all Good Cyclists
Good Roads for America
Americas Forgotten Transport Network
Pedal Power
Motorings Bicycling Beginnings
Without Bicycles Motoring Might Not Exist
From King of the Road to Cycle Chic.
