"A bicycle-like device with a donut-shaped frame. Combination stilts and pogo sticks. Your own personal jetpack. What do these things have in common? They're all actual vehicles. Read about a variety of strange forms of transportation in this fun and fascinating book"--Provided by publisher.

"Fly through a day in the life of Plane while he is at work."--

This work explores the topic of transportation across multiple disciplines within the social sciences and related areas, including geography, public policy, business, and economics.--Provided by publisher.

This book questions the misunderstandings that have influenced politicians, transport planners, and the general public, asking: Are governments trying to "get us out of our cars?" Is better public transport the solution to congestion in cities? What effect would more house building have on traffic and transport? Using seven British and European cities as case studies, Sustainable Transport Without the Hot Air finds solutions. Interviews with political...

This indispensable biography of a road profiles the 117 miles of tarmac formally known as the London Orbital Motorway, from its controversial origins right through to its status as backdrop to the lives and commutes of millions. An eye-opening miscellany of facts, figures, and anecdotes, M25 looks beyond the asphalt and the angst to discover the secret history of Margaret Thatcher's transport legacy, providing countless reasons to keep your eyes fixed...

"Chug along with Train while he is at work."--

"Follow a day in the life of Truck while he is at work."--

"Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multiday events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots were more often ridiculed than praised for what the press portrayed as silly efforts to horn in on a manly, and deadly, pursuit. Fly...

While riding in the car with Buzz and his father, Fly Guy gets blown out of the window and finds himself riding in a truck, then a boat, a train, an airplane, and maybe even a rocket.

Text and photographs present transportation in many cultures.