Good story!
Anyone who’s interested in more of this should read “Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City” by Peter D. Norton.
The book starts with stories of how people first reacted to the presence of cars in the streets (hint: not well), how we came to accept collisions as “accidents,” and how we ultimately transitioned to being an auto-dominated culture. It’s very well researched and written.
And if you’re inclined to think cycling/pedestrian friendly cities and complete streets are just common sense, it’ll kinda piss you off.
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