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The Battle for the Roads of Britain

Police, Motorists and the Law, c.1890s to 1970s
By:David Taylor; Keith Laybourn
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230359321
eText ISBN:9781137317858
Edition:0
Copyright:2015
Format:Reflowable

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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.