Drummond, Allan Pedal Power: How One Community Became the
Bicycle Capital of the World. PICTURE
BOOK. FSG (Macmillan), 2017. $18.
In the 1970’s cars were taking over the roads of Amsterdam
and making life very dangerous for the bicyclists. After it came out the over 500 children had
died in bike vs car accidents, Maartje Rutten and other concerned citizens
started a series of protests to get the government to change the laws and the
roads to make life safer for cyclists.
The Dutch idea has slowly started to spread to other big cities.
Having spent almost two year biking around the Netherlands
myself, I am a big fan of bike power.
This book is also a good example of a citizen-led change for better.
EL – ADVISABLE.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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1 comment:
Oh! I should read this! Haven't been to Amsterdam, but bike to work every day!
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