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In retrospect a better argument may have been the millions of people killed... according to Wikipedia there have been 3,740,769 motor vehicle fatalities in the

• tzs 7y ago
  ...or maybe not. The per capita death rate from horses and horse drawn vehicles in NYC in 1900 was higher than the per capita death rate from cars in 2003. Same for Chicago comparing horses in 1916 to cars in 1997 [1]. Horse related deaths in early 20th century England and Wales were close to late 20th century rates for cars [2]. That article does point out that we are better at treating people nowadays, so it is possible that many of the horse related fatalities could be people that would have been saved nowadays. A few accounts of the dangers in the pre-car days [3]. [1] https://legallysociable.com/2012/09/07/figures-more-deaths-per-capita-in-horse-accidents-in-nyc-in-1900-than-in-auto-accidents-today/ https://legallysociable.com/2012/09/07/figures-more-deaths-p... [2] https://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/10/31/cars-and-horses https://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/10/31/cars-and-horse... [3] https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20110107/NEWS/101070332 https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20110107/NEWS/1010703...