The Battle for the Roads of Britain: Police, Motorists and the Law, C. 1890s to 1970s

by David Taylor and Keith Laybourn

The onset of the automobile, both cars and other vehicles, on British roads brought about a seismic change in the social, economic and political history of Britain. Cars fundamentally challenged the established democracy of the road by forcing the authorities to channel the pedestrian, and children, out of the way of the unforgiving automobile and educating them in exercising road safety. They also forced the police to implement the three Es of 'Enforcement,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230359329
• ISBN13: 9780230359321
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"