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The Cyclist's Manifesto. The Case For Riding Out The Oil Crisis on Two Wheels.
Robert Hurst
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Description for The Cyclist's Manifesto. The Case For Riding Out The Oil Crisis on Two Wheels.
Paperback. Argues that the West's aversion to bicycling for transportation is a unique historical - cultural absurdity based largely on false assumptions and bad information. This book paints a picture of just what the effects of substantially increased bicycle usage might be. Num Pages: 213 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
The basic thesis of the manifesto is as follows: The American aversion to bicycling for transportation is a unique historical-cultural absurdity that is based largely on false assumptions and bad information. As the nation's acute energy predicament intensifies, the most simple and elegant remedy available is the one that almost never gets mentioned. The avoidance of the bicycle in recent public discourse has been conspicuous, ridiculous, and downright strange. While bicycling, for a variety of reasons, will not be the best choice for everybody, it is realistic to think that we in the US could grow the mode ... Read more
The basic thesis of the manifesto is as follows: The American aversion to bicycling for transportation is a unique historical-cultural absurdity that is based largely on false assumptions and bad information. As the nation's acute energy predicament intensifies, the most simple and elegant remedy available is the one that almost never gets mentioned. The avoidance of the bicycle in recent public discourse has been conspicuous, ridiculous, and downright strange. While bicycling, for a variety of reasons, will not be the best choice for everybody, it is realistic to think that we in the US could grow the mode ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press United States
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762751280
SKU
V9780762751280
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99-15
About Robert Hurst
Robert Hurst, a veteran bicycle messenger who has cycled nearly 200,000 miles and 20,000 hours in heavy traffic, is a student of history and the author of several FalconGuides, including The Bicycle Commuter’s Pocket Guide and The Art of Cycling.
Reviews for The Cyclist's Manifesto. The Case For Riding Out The Oil Crisis on Two Wheels.
"Author Robert Hurst delivers a vigorous forehead slap to America in this feisty manifesto for the age of 'Peak Oil."Praise for Robert Hurst's The Art of Cycling: "Robert Hurst succeeds in writing about urban cycling the way that Rachel Carson triumphed with Silent Spring, the seminal work whose publication spawned Earth Day, the Environmental Protection Agency, consumer recycling, and how ... Read more