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Speed and blood on the bypass: the new automobilities of inter-war London

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2012

MICHAEL JOHN LAW
MICHAEL JOHN LAW*
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University of Westminster, London W1B 20U
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Abstract:

The article considers the impact of new arterial roads on the mobilities of the wealthier inter-war Londoner, and argues that they occasioned an emergent form of automobility that was modern, sensational and exciting for the metropolitan driver, but was also highly dangerous, particularly for pedestrians and cyclists living in suburban homes near these roads.

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Research Article
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Urban History , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , August 2012 , pp. 490 - 509
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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