John Forester (cyclist)
John Forester (October 7, 1929 – April 14, 2020) was an American industrial engineer. He was known for his works in bicycle transportation engineering.
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| Born | October 7, 1929 Dulwich, England |
| Died | April 14, 2020 (aged 90)[1] San Diego, California |
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| Website | www |
He was a known cycling activist and as "the father of vehicular cycling",[2] for creating the Effective Cycling program of bicycle training.[3]
John Forester (cyclist) Media
Road scheme: Onweay street with contraflow cycling on the carriageway
A 1978 cartoon poking fun at vehicular cycling activists. The helmeted cyclist almost certainly represents Forester.
References
- ↑ Reid, Carlton, (23 April 2020),"Death Of A ‘Dinosaur:’ Anti-Cycleway Campaigner John Forester Dies, Aged 90" https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2020/04/23/death-of-a-dinosaur-anti-cycleway-campaigner-john-forester-dies-aged-90/ Forbes Magazine
- ↑ Aschwanden, Christie (November 2, 2009). "Bikes and cars: Can we share the road?". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-biking2-2009nov02,0,2055848.story. Retrieved 22 July 2014. "Forester is the father of the "vehicular cycling" movement -- a philosophy that views the bicycle as a form of transportation that belongs on the streets alongside cars.".
- ↑ Forester, John (1994). Bicycle Transportation: A Handbook for Cycling Transportation Engineers (Second ed.). Preface: MIT Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-262-56079-5.
This book is the third form of my book on cycling transportation engineering. A first version appeared under the title of Cycling Transportation Engineering Handbook (Custom Cycle Fitments, 1977), and the first formal edition was Bicycle Transportation (The MIT Press, 1983).
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