The Battle for the Roads of Britain

1. The Challenge of Automobility and the Response of Policing in Britain: An Overview of a New Vista

1. The Challenge of Automobility and the Response of Policing in Britain: An Overview of a New Vista
Keith Laybourn, David Taylor

2. Historiography and Argument

2. Historiography and Argument
Keith Laybourn, David Taylor

Part I. Policing Britain c.1900–1970: Enforcing the Law on the Motorist

3. ‘An Unwanted but Necessary Task’: Traffic Policing and the Enforcement of the Law, c.1900–1939
Keith Laybourn, David Taylor

4. Policing the New Age of Mass Motoring c.1940s–1970: Motor Patrolling, to Q Cars, Z Cars and Unit Beat Policing
Keith Laybourn, David Taylor

Part II. Engineering, Educating and Channelling Road Safety

5. Engineering the Environment c.1900–1970: Congestion, Meters and Redefining the Urban Landscape
Keith Laybourn, David Taylor

6. Traffic Accidents and Road Safety: The Education of the Pedestrian and the Child, 1900–1970
Keith Laybourn, David Taylor

7. Conclusion
Keith Laybourn, David Taylor

Keywords: Science, Science, general