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The first cars killed way more people than horses and they didn't get banned.
by Houshalter 9y ago
The first cars killed way more people than horses and they didn't get banned.
- sfifs 9y agoThe governing system in the world at that time was not really universal democracy. It was mostly rule by the rich (who bought those cars) even in places which were ostensibly democratic.
- majewsky 9y agoSoooo like today?
- nugi 9y agoBut this is untrue. Many regs were in play due to wagons, that applied even to the rich. Do you have a source, or just playing identity politics?
- sfifs 9y agoSure. In most of the Western world, Universal Suffrage came only after World War 1. Till then there were generally barriers of class, race or gender on who could vote. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_suffrage https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_suffrage
- Houshalter 9y agoThat's not "rule by the rich". The middle class and even much of the poor still voted. You just had to own land, which isn't exactly a high barrier. The point was voting should be one vote per household, by the head of the family.
- nicky0 9y agoThe first cars had to have a man with a flag walk in front of them when passing through towns.
- nugi 9y agoSource? Many people were killed falling from horses at that time, cars were much safer Only unpopular due to cost and unreliability, not safety.