Earlier today I handed over a copy of my book to the UK’s minister for roads, Robert Goodwill, the Conservative MP for Scarborough – and he was on-message straight away as you can see from the quote above. The minister was in […]
Continue ReadingI’ll be giving a history talk in committee room 8 in the House of Commons on 19th November. The talk is invite-only and I have a tiny number of invites. Contact me if you’d be interested in attending. You’d need […]
Continue ReadingThis 1922 poster says “Walking is Exhilarating” but what it’s really trying to convey – probably unsuccessfully – is that “Walking is Better Than Sex.” The poster was one of 48 produced jointly by the American Social Hygiene Association, the […]
Continue ReadingIn 1902, Automobile Magazine carried out tests on the average stopping distances of road-going vehicles. It was stated that a motor car could stop in 31 feet, a hansom cab could stop in 43 feet but that a bicycle would […]
Continue ReadingBut there’s no point complaining because the town planner who described cyclists thus is beyond reach – he has been dead since 1978. Britain’s high cycle use in the 1930s and 1940s was not something welcomed by Thomas Sharp, author […]
Continue ReadingThe ePub version of the book has illustrations, zoomable text, and has the same 170,000 words as the print book.
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Continue ReadingNow that the book is nearly out I’m taking a rest from writing feature articles on this site. The blog archive is still intact and all of the URLs still work. Here are some of the most read articles on […]
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Continue ReadingThe first edition hardbacks sold out online within six hours! A second edition hardback was published by Island Press of Washington, D.C. in April 2015. The hardback is available in select book shops and via Amazon.com. Island Press c/o Marston […]
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