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Bike battles : a history of sharing the American road /
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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Seattle ; London :
University of Washington Press,
[2015]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.