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…were smashed by the Nazis). In July 1940 Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda sent a letter to the directors of Daimler-Benz-A.G. telling them that the publishers of Germany’s…
Continue Reading…were smashed by the Nazis). In July 1940 Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda sent a letter to the directors of Daimler-Benz-A.G. telling them that the publishers of Germany’s…
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Continue Reading…Saturday, July 29th, 2012, a fast-moving peloton of professional cyclists swept through the Surrey village of Ripley. Braking before the High Street they banked to take a left-hand turn and…
Continue Reading…bearings were patented in Paris in 1869 by Jules Pierre Suriray, a bicycle mechanic. The advantages of a bicycle equipped with parts using ball bearings was demonstrated by Englishman James…
Continue Reading…motor traffic flows – one lane for cars, another lane repurposed with pedestrian and cycling infrastructure perhaps? This reminded me of a passage from Roads Were Not Built For Cars,…
Continue Reading…cyclists to ride both ways on this beautiful road close to my home were dropped. I, with others, feared the addition of ARMCO barriers and the lack of two-way traffic…
Continue Reading…This was opened on 12th November 1971. It has an adjacent separated bike path, so wide it’s actually a third lane, more of a road than a path. A separate…
Continue ReadingLondon. Late evening of July 16th, 1898. “We’re nearing Millbank Penitentiary, at last,” said Sherlock Holmes. Dr Watson, familiar with his friend’s powers of deduction nevertheless expressed his surprise. “How…
Continue Reading…thought by the public at large, but by social history and transport academics, too. I also travelled, scouring libraries in London, Detroit, Washington D.C., among other places, unearthing primary sources…
Continue Reading…time as the primary road network. The annual report from Stevenage Development Corporation in 1958 said: “Segregation for those who wish to avail themselves of it begins about half a…
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