The Battle for the Roads of Britain

The Battle for the Roads of Britain
Author: David Taylor
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2016-01-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 113731785X

Policing in Britain was changed fundamentally by the rapid emergence of the automobile at the beginning of the twentieth century. This book seeks to examine how the police reacted to this challenge and moved to segregate the motorist from the pedestrian in an attempt to eliminate the 'road holocaust' that ensued.