Bike Battles : A History of Sharing the American Road /

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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 ove...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Longhurst, James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Washington Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Transportation and state.
Highway planning.
Cycling > Safety measures.
Cycling.
Bicycles > Safety measures.
Bicycles.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Cycling.
TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Transportation.
Cyclisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Transport > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Routes > Planification > États-Unis.
Cyclisme > États-Unis > Securite > Mesures.
Bicyclettes > États-Unis > Histoire.
Cycling > United States > Safety measures.
Cycling > United States > History.
Transportation and state > United States > History.
Highway planning > United States.
Bicycles > United States > Safety measures.
Bicycles > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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