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 .