46a. The Age of the Automobile

Cruising like Dusenberg as above is very popular in the US, but this typical Sunday afternoon family time is basically stopped during the recession.

Automotive technology existed in the 19th century, but Henry Ford spent a lot of time to make American citizens use this handy tool. Ford used the idea of ​​the automobile manufacturing assembly line. When most workers go home, he pays an unprecedented $ 5, hoping the workers improve their productivity. In addition, they may use higher incomes to buy new cars.

Ford reduced selection and even said the public could choose a car of the color they wanted - as long as it is black. Model T was sold for $ 490 in 1914, which is about a quarter of the cost of the past decade. By 1920, there were over 8 million registered. In the 1920s, the ownership of the car increased dramatically, and the number of drivers registered by the end of the decade almost tripled 23 million people.

The development of the automobile industry has caused an economic revolution in the United States. Dozens of derivatives industries are growing fast. Of course, the demand for vulcanized rubber is rapidly increasing. Road construction created thousands of new jobs as state and local governments began to fund road designs.

The famous 'Ford 999' car began in 1902. It is not the first car ever, but it is definitely the first car to climb to a legendary position.

Even the federal government joined the federal highway law in 1921. The petrol station began decorating the land, the maintenance worker made a living, and began to solve the inevitable problem. Petroleum and steel are two mature industries that are heavily influenced by the demand of automobiles. Travelers need evacuation centers for long trips, so motels start to line along major long distance routes

Food also changed with cars. Typical American cuisine - hamburgers, fried potatoes, milkshakes, apple pie - are the characteristics of the new roadside bistro. The drivers want cheaper, relatively fast food so they can hurry. Unfortunately, this is a rapidly growing new business, old business is gradually decreasing. When America picked a car, the country 's orbit began to be ignored. Individual Europeans invest in automobile infrastructure as European countries strengthen the public transportation system

The social impact of a car is also large as well. Choosing freedom encourages you to go on vacation to places where many families were previously impossible. City residents have the opportunity to rediscover the original scenery so that rural residents can shop in town. Young people acquire independence more and more by controlling freedom. As the car helps to promote a relaxed sexual attitude, couple dating finds a portable place to be alone

For the first time, Americans are experiencing traffic accidents as well as traffic accidents and deaths. Requests for permission and safety monitoring at the state level were immediately requested. Despite these shortcomings Americans like their cars. As purchases increase, drivers see their world growing bigger

Transport advocacy imagine the golden age in front of a car where anyone can go to any place. Transit is the only travel option and this golden age has never existed. However, car trips are not an infinite blessing (see below), but it provides unmatched mobility and opportunities in human history to the overwhelming majority of Americans. For example, in a world without cars, the ability to travel hundreds of miles per year would be of great value to most people. On the other hand, if you have traveled 10,000 miles per year, you may think that mileage is more valuable. After all, they will spend the first, and thousands of miles of the trip to make the trip they think they are more important than the trip they made during the next few miles of the trip.

Air travel seems to be a major alternative to rail travel, as the bus seems to be a major replacement for car travel. In the United States and Europe, as with trains and planes, the total number of passengers traveling by car and bus are almost the same. The difference in America is the difference between railroads and airlines. The bus occupies 0% of total passenger miles. Figure 3 shows that the European trend in the European metropolitan area exceeded 60% during 1960 and shortened the total passenger travel distance of electric travel classified by travel mode. Please pay attention to the rapid development in 1990. 'Increasing not only suburbanization but also the total amount of movement of cars and air - Decrease in the number of people per house -