Stavros
07-03-2015, 10:47 AM
It happened in Mannheim 129 years ago today: a man called Karl Benz drove the first petroleum-powered automobile through the town reaching the breakneck and terrifying speed of 16 kmh...fast forward and today 45% of the world's crude oil is used to make gasoline to power motorised vehicles.
Could one say that the railroads made America, and that automobiles destroyed it?
Could one say that the railroads made America, and that automobiles destroyed it?