Bike Nation: How Cycling Can Save the World

A revolution on the roads is approaching. Is it time for drivers to Give Way? Guardian information correspondent, Peter Walker, takes us on a journey round the world, exploring the various attitudes to biking on our highways.

Visit the shining examples of Amsterdam and Copenhagen, the place biking tradition is an intrinsic a part of the method of politicians and officers. How have these cities made provision for cyclists and what are the extraordinary advantages?

And then take to the much less welcoming roads of Britain, USA and Australia, the place biking can nonetheless be a terrifying expertise. What are the tragic errors being made when planning and creating cities, and the way do these errors result in aggression in the direction of the biking group?

Millions of us discover ourselves annoyed by the motor mentality and combating for our rights to journey. This sensible, stunning investigation will put together you with all that you must know to confidently declare your house on the highway.