Roads Were Not Built for Cars: How cyclists were the first to push for good roads & became the pioneers of motoring

Carlton Reid

Island Press, Apr 9, 2015 - Architecture - 376 pages

Cyclists were written out of highway history in the 1920s and 1930s by the all-powerful motor lobby: Roads Were Not Built For Cars tells the real story, putting cyclists center stage again.

Not that the book is only about cyclists. It will also contains lots of automotive history because many automobile pioneers were cyclists before becoming motorists. A surprising number of the first car manufacturers were also cyclists, including Henry Ford. Some carried on cycling right through until the 1940s. One famous motor manufacturing pioneer was a racing tricycle rider to his dying day.

About the author

Carlton Reid is the executive editor of trade magazine BikeBiz.com. His travel pieces have appeared in National Geographic Traveller and The Guardian. His previous books include
Adventure Mountain Biking (Crowood Press,1990); Complete Book of Cycling (contributor, Hamlyn, 1997); I-Spy Bicycles (Michelin, 1998); Discover Israel (Berlitz, 1993); Lebanon: A Travel Guide (Kindlife, 1995); Classic Mountain Bike Routes of the World (contributor, Quarto Publishing, 2000); Bike to Work Book (Front Page Creations, November 2008) and Family Cycling (Snow Books, 2009).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Roads Were Not Built for Cars: How cyclists were the first to push for good roads & became the pioneers of motoring; SpringerLink : Bücher
• Author: Carlton Reid
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Island Press, 2015
• ISBN: 1610916883, 9781610916882
• Length: 376 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / General; Architecture / Urban & Land Use Planning; Transportation / Automotive / History