Horse-drawn busses predate private automobiles by almost a hundred years.[0] The movement to pave roads was started by bicyclists decades before the rise of the automobile.[1] Cars usurped preexisting infrastructure and drove out other road users, like trolleybusses and streetcars.
We have so thoroughly remade society in the service of cars that it can be difficult to recognize any possible alternative.
We have so thoroughly remade society in the service of cars that it can be difficult to recognize any possible alternative.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsebus
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Roads_Movement