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The Immortal Class by Travis Hugh Culley


             In the book, "The Immortal Class" by Travis Hugh Culley, there seems to .
             be a recurring theme of rivalries and bitterness of Culley towards the .
             automobile and the owners/operators of these autos. The book is filled with his .
             vision of his city (Chicago) becoming "bikes only", filled with bikes only roads and .
             streets, where the bike messenger flourishes and is free from all road .
             impeding, intersection blocking automobiles and motor vehicles. In this book, .
             Culley separates himself and the rest of the bicycle messengers of the world .
             from the rest of society.
             Getting this job in desperation for rent money, Culley falls in love with .
             this job, and his bicycle, thus spurring many ideals and ideas of improving .
             Chicago, as well as any other city. He wants bicycles to be a main source of .
             transportation rather than people accepting automobiles as the way it has to be. He .
             believes by placing bike messengers at the center of the city, it will improve many .
             things; the streets, neighborhoods, atmosphere, and economy. The streets would .
             improve immediately and would rarely need repairs because they wouldn't .
             receive the wear and tear of an automobile, especially bike-only streets, and there .
             would be very few, if any, potholes. The neighborhoods and neighborhood life .
             would improve without cars constantly driving up and down the streets, making the .
             city more welcome to children and bringing on a sense of comraderie amongst .
             neighbors in having a safe and enjoyable neighborhood. The atmosphere would be .
             improved, especially in a big city like Chicago, with many automobiles, because .
             without the smog and pollution produced by automotives, the levels of pollution .
             and smog would decrease, rising the quality of air, becoming some sort of .
             smog control and also improving health matters especially for those with asthma. .
             And the economy would be improved because taxes would be down because the .
             money for road repair highways wouldn't be needed as much, thus leaving the .


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