This sounds like a fascinating book, going straight onto my Wish List:
Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road
Interview with the author:
https://entitleblog.org/2016/06/23/the-road-as-a-commons-an-interview-with-james-longhurst-author-of-bike-battles-2015/
He's also posted a link of bicycle videos on YouTube I'll be interested to get stuck into:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRBF4oAgSxgVHSIK6yNNSyQ