Roads Were Not Built for Cars - How cyclists were the first to push for good roads & became the pioneers of motoring (Paperback, 2nd None Ed.)

The coming of the railways in the 1830s killed off the stage-coach trade; almost all rural roads reverted to low-level local use. Cyclists were the first group in a generation to use roads and were the first to push for high-quality leadership for roads. They were also the first promoters of motoring; the first motoring journalists had first been cycling journalists; and there was a transfer of technology from cycling to motoring without which cars as we know them wouldn't exist! 64 car marques, including Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC, had bicycling beginnings. Roads Were Not Built for Cars is a history book, focussing on a time when cyclists had political clout, in Britain and especially in America. The book researches the Roads Improvement Association - a lobbying group created by the Cyclists' Touring Club in 1886 - and the Good Roads movement organised by the League of American Wheelmen in the same period.

General

Imprint:	Island Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2015
Authors:	Carlton Reid
Dimensions:	254 x 204 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
Edition:	2nd None Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-61091-689-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Transport planning & policy > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Road & motor vehicles: general interest > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-61091-689-1
Barcode:	9781610916899

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