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b"Tonight, we\\u2019ll read an excerpt about bicycle etiquette from \\u201cTwentieth Century Culture and Deportment for the Lady and Gentleman at Home and Abroad\\u201d by Maud C. Cook published in 1899.\\n\\nBicycles and horse buggies were the two mainstays of private transportation just prior to the advent of the automobile. The grading of smooth roads in the late 1800s was stimulated by the widespread advertising, production, and use of bicycles along with horse buggies.\\n\\nBy the turn of the century, when this book was written, cycling clubs flourished on both sides of the Atlantic, and touring and racing became widely popular.\\n\\n\\u2014 read by 'V' \\u2014\\nSign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to\\xa0snoozecast.com/plus!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"