Motorized Obsessions

Life, Liberty, and the Small-bore Engine

Автор: Paul R. Josephson

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Издател: Johns Hopkins University Press

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From dirt bikes and jet skis to weed wackers and snowblowers, machines powered by small gas engines...

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Автор

Paul R. Josephson

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С твърди корици

Издадена

2007

страници

280

EAN

9780801886416

Enbook ID

04709870

Издател

Johns Hopkins University Press

Теглоt

431

Размери

132 x 216 x 23

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From dirt bikes and jet skis to weed wackers and snowblowers, machines powered by small gas engines have become a permanent-and loud-fixture in American culture. But fifty years of high-speed fun and pristine lawns have not come without cost. In the first comprehensive history of the small-bore engine and the technology it powers, Paul R. Josephson explores the political, environmental, and public health issues surrounding one of America's most dangerous pastimes. Each chapter tells the story of an ecosystem within the United States and the devices that wreak havoc on it-personal watercraft (PWCs) on inland lakes and rivers; all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in deserts and forests; lawn mowers and leaf blowers in suburbia. In addition to environmental impacts, Josephson discusses the development and promotion of these technologies, the legal and regulatory efforts made to improve their safety and environmental soundness, and the role of owners' clubs in encouraging responsible operation. Synthesizing information from medical journals, recent environmental research, nongovernmental organizations, and manufacturers, Josephson's compelling history leads to one irrefutable conclusion: these machines cannot be operated without loss of life and loss of habitat.

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