Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road

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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 over the shared road.

Bike Battles explores the different ways that Americans have thought about the bicycle through popular songs, merit badge pamphlets, advertising, films, newspapers and sitcoms. Those associations shaped the actions of government and the courts when they intervened in bike policy through lawsuits, traffic control, road building, taxation, rationing, import tariffs, safety education and bike lanes from the 1870s to the 1970s.

Today, cycling in American urban centers remains a challenge as city planners, political pundits, and residents continue to argue over bike lanes, bike-share programs, law enforcement, sustainability, and public safety. Combining fascinating new research from a wide range of sources with a true passion for the topic, Longhurst shows us that these battles are nothing new; in fact they're simply a continuation of the original battle over who isâ€•and isn'tâ€•welcome on our roads.

Country	USA
Author	James Longhurst
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9780295994680
ISBN	0295994681
Label	University of Washington Press
Manufacturer	University of Washington Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	306
PublicationDate	2015-03-18
Publisher	University of Washington Press
Studio	University of Washington Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road

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