Roads Were Not Built for Cars: How cyclists were the first to push for good roads & became the pioneers of motoring Paperback – April 9, 2015

I discovered the author after watching the Bicycle documentary on Amazon Prime. Glad I discovered his books. Enjoyed this one immensely.

It was a really interesting history lesson. I believe that it would be interesting to most peoples regardless of their stance about the right of way on the roads. Both for motorists, cyclists, pedestrians or whatever they like to call themselves. Some parts got a bit dragged out, but its still worth the effort to read through.

Filled with a cast of previously unknown, to me, characters and many surprising historical facts. Would recommend more for historical and technical content, as it is a collection of facts.

If you've been brainwashed by our culture into thinking that cars own the road, and if you're ready to reconsider that proposition, this is the book for you! Full of surprising facts and beautifully written by someone who lives and breathes bicycles.

Very informative and researched. At times it gets a bit bogged down and repetitive but still it is a good read and gives the reader insight into a road share struggle that has been going on for a long time. It is worth reading.

I grew up in Los Angeles and NEVER KNEW about the elevated bikeway that was proposed (and partially built) to run from Pasadena to downtown Los Angeles a century ago. Great story about it with historic pictures in this book.

very important historical information to those who argue against that roads were built for cars.

Chapter 15 would have been a great, long, detailed article on a timely and very interesting subject. As a book, it's too long, includes too much details, too much repetition.Essentially the first fourteen chapters are the background research material and you may want to browse if the topic really fascinate you.I hate being harsh on this book because it's an incredible amount of research on a timely, relevant matter. It's one of those books that make you think, that helps you understand… in short it's a book you should read. Or at least you should read chapter 15. A Reader's Digest version (or Amazon Single) would be fantastic

Well researched with a huge amount of detail. Very interesting, if you like the subject matter or have any interest at all in the overall topic. Hard going at times but well worth a read. Waited for ages for the price to come down but it didn't should have just gone ahead and purchased when it came out.

Very good book. Should every driver have read. Also for cyclists worth reading.Reclaim the streets!!! Burn fat not fuel!!!

Il libro è molto interessante e documentato, ricco di aneddoti e curiosità storiche sulla storia del ciclismo, dell'automobilismo e dei trasporti. L'industria automobilistica ha numerosi debiti verso la meccanica ciclistica: camera d'aria, pneumatici, trasmissione a catena, cuscinetti a sfera furono tutte innovazioni meccaniche sviluppate per le biciclette prima ancora che le auto facessero la loro comparsa. Molti industriali dell'auto furono ciclisti, meccanici ciclisti o produttori di biciclette. I ciclisti, decenni prima delle automobili, si riunirono in associazioni per spingere le autorità pubbliche a costruire strade più confortevoli, un problema che chi andava a cavallo generalmente non si poneva.

Facinating history of roads. Well written.

Two wheels good four wheels bad. A wealth of history with great photos. The age of the personal car is coming to an end.And don't think that electric is going to solve the problem either.Read this and weep. Tesla fans.http://ludens.cl/philo/electric.html