Simon Forman on Nostr: npub1efvh0…04jx2 It's the cars. That's what turned the street into de facto walls. ...

npub1efvh0km06s5fqtz2mczx9yutnc6f4ksn39f6z0nz5n8hgde6x7vqp04jx2 (npub1efv…4jx2) It's the cars. That's what turned the street into de facto walls.

You can see the transition period in "San Francisco, a Trip down Market Street, April 14, 1906" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO_1AdYRGW8

That's how it used to be. I especially like the guy at 0:43 jumping on the back of a wagon for a free ride.

The problem is clear: cars accelerate faster than horses.