Roads Were Not Built for Cars
How cyclists were the first to push for good roads & became the pioneers of motoring
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
335 kr
Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.
Beskrivning
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.
Produktinformation
Utforska kategorier
Mer om författaren
Recensioner i media
Hoppa över listan
Mer från samma författare
Hoppa över listan
Du kanske också är intresserad av
- 4 för 3
Del 1
- -30%
- Signerad!
- 4 för 3
Del 2
- Nyhet
- 4 för 3
- 4 för 3
Del 1