Originally Posted by
SBinNYC
One of the best kept secrets is that the introduction of the automobile did not increase travel speeds in cities. There were 19th century traffic studies in NYC. The horse and buggy was a bit faster. However, the Post takes in a lot of automobile related advertising.
Oddly lots of automobile advertising seems to show empty streets and drivers having the time of their lives...
Few automobile ads show the reality of hours and hours trapped in bumper to bumper traffic... and when they do, it tends to be a precursor to the "fun of the open road." Just another source of "fake news..." (otherwise known as bait and switch)
