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A review by clanhay
The Roads Must Roll by Robert A. Heinlein
3.0
Published in 1940. Where would the world be if the workers didn’t keep the roads rolling?
It’s a labor Union story set in ‘60? (Not sure if it’s supposed to be 2960 or some other)
The roads move vehicles like interstate conveyor belts and all of transportation is dependent on the unionized guild of road engineers and laborers.
Quirky points of interest:
A man working at a computer terminal had a cigarette tucked in the corner of his mouth.
A portable telephone plugged into a jack to operate.
Sun power screens provide energy for the moving roadways.
From their humble beginnings automobiles were eventually over 100 horsepower and capable of 100mph.
Automobiles were eventually banned due to fossil fuel restrictions.
There are personal transport devices called tumble bugs, the seem strikingly similar to a Segway.
It’s a labor Union story set in ‘60? (Not sure if it’s supposed to be 2960 or some other)
The roads move vehicles like interstate conveyor belts and all of transportation is dependent on the unionized guild of road engineers and laborers.
Quirky points of interest:
A man working at a computer terminal had a cigarette tucked in the corner of his mouth.
A portable telephone plugged into a jack to operate.
Sun power screens provide energy for the moving roadways.
From their humble beginnings automobiles were eventually over 100 horsepower and capable of 100mph.
Automobiles were eventually banned due to fossil fuel restrictions.
There are personal transport devices called tumble bugs, the seem strikingly similar to a Segway.