John Forester (cyclist)

John Forester
John Forester
Born	October 7, 1929; Dulwich, England
Died	April 14, 2020 (aged 90)[1]; San Diego, California
Parent	C. S. Forester (father);
Website	www.johnforester.com

John Forester (October 7, 1929 – April 14, 2020) was an American industrial engineer. He was known for his works in bicycle transportation engineering.

He was a known cycling activist and as "the father of vehicular cycling",[2] for creating the Effective Cycling program of bicycle training.[3]

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. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. 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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[1] 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

[LATimes2009-2] Aschwanden, Christie (November 2, 2009). "Bikes and cars: Can we share the road?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. 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.

[3] 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).