Richard Ballantine Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: July 25, 1940 - May 29, 2013
Birthday: July 25
Death: May 29
Possibly the tragedy of the bicycle is that it was invented too close in time to the car. In the historical scheme, pedal power hardly got under way before the combustion engine appeared and, not only took over the roads, but changed our view of machines. We've forgotten that pedal power is a potent form of energy.
topic: Views, Car, Historical, Combustion
