Acknowledgments
1 Introductions and Intersections
2 Becoming Auto-Mobile
3 Vélorutionaries and the Right to the (Bikeable) City
4 Critical Mass and the Functions of Bicycle Protest
5 Two-Wheeled Terrors and Forty-Year-Old Virgins: Mass Media and
the Representation of Bicycling
6 DIY Bike Culture
7 Handouts, Hand Ups, or Just Lending a Hand? Community Bike
Projects, Bicycle Aid, and Competing Visions of Development under
Globalization
8 Conclusion, or "We Have Nothing to Lose but Our (Bike)
Chains"
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Discusses the power of the bicycle to impact mobility, technology, urban space and everyday life
Zack Furness is an Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies at Columbia College Chicago and a member of the Bad Subjects collective.
"Furness has produced a remarkable book. It is at once a history of bicycling in (mostly) the US; a cultural analysis of the bicycle, the car, and auto-mobility; and a solid piece of advocacy for bicycle-friendly policies. This solidly researched book covers a remarkable amount of territory... [It] began as a PhD thesis, but reads like a bestseller. Even, perhaps especially, the endnotes are interesting. Summing Up: Highly Recommended." - Choice "[A] lively and accessible glimpse into an important and oft-overlooked piece of the transportation topography. [Furness] puts forward an intelligent (and clearly impassioned) picture of a safer, saner, and sounder approach to mobility in the form of the bicycle, arguing that its more widespread use is a key element in moving us forward sustainably...[T]his book brings our attention to an understudied and significant arena in the understanding of mobility and its possible futures. The copious and detailed (and fascinating) endnotes make it clear that this is a well researched work. Furness manages to pull in many weighty issues and handle them with respect, nuance, and gravity, while retaining an optimism uncharacteristic of similar sociological critiques of capitalism. His hope for the potential of bike culture to help us street clear of disaster is just one of the many reasons that this is a valuable and delightful read." - Contemporary Sociology "[I]mpressive in its scope and detail... One Less Car offer[s] insights into an aspect of U.S. Cycling that, until recently, has been overlooked." Transfers: Journal of Interdisciplinary Mobility Studies, Spring 2011 "One Less Car, a celebration of bike culture, describes what can be achieved by rethinking the process of getting around... One Less Car is filled with thought-provoking ideas that will cause all readers to question the value of the automobile as a means of transport, but Furness provides no final solutions. Implicit throughout is the idea that fewer cars and more bicycles would make the world a better place." Transport Reviews, Vol. 32, No. 3, 2012 "Furness offers a firm and thoroughgoing political critique of assumptions and practices inherent in much cycling work that is often missing from other analyses... Another welcome aspect of One Less Car is Furness' insightful picking apart of differences in perspective within the cycling world where one might have assumed coherence. His critiques of advocates who dismiss the needs and experiences of less-experienced bicycle users, and of international development programs that reinforce existing inequalities...are well-argued but pull no punches...[I]t is refreshing to be able to read an account where the author's viewpoint has not been watered down by false attempts to appear 'balanced.' One of the most novel aspects of One Less Car...is the parallel Furness draws between DIY bike culture and DIY punk music culture. " Technology and Culture, April 2012
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