The article makes clear that city streets were once a mix of pedestrians, pushcarts, street cars, horse drawn vehicles, etc. The automobile industry didn't jus

The article makes clear that city streets were once a mix of pedestrians, pushcarts, street cars, horse drawn vehicles, etc. The automobile industry didn't just push for equal rights for cars. They already had that. They wanted exclusive rights, and they used the problem of pedestrian deaths as leverage.