Car accident

history of land transportation

By josh davis 45t6
  • 100

    first wheeled transportation

    first wheeled transportation
    fixed wheels on carts are invented in 3500 BC, the first wheeled transportation in history.
  • 100

    horses are domesticated for use

    horses are domesticated for use
    horses are domesticated for use in 2000 BC
  • Jan 1, 770

    iron horseshoes

    iron horseshoes
    in 770, iron horseshoes improve transportation by horses

  • public bus

    public bus
    blaise pascal invented the first public bus in 1662, it was horsedrawn, it had a regular route, a schedule, and a fare system

  • the clock work wagon

    the clock work wagon
    Jacques de Vaucanson demonstrates his clockwork powered carriage

  • first self propelled road vehicle

    first self propelled road vehicle
    the first self propelled road vehicle was invented by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot in 1769

  • the steam engine

    the steam engine
    James Watt patented a steam engine that produced continuous rotative motion.

  • the bicycle

    the bicycle
    in 1790 the first modern bicycle was created

  • the first train

    the first train
    Richard Trevithick creates the first steam engine, it was meant for roads

  • first failed automobile

    first failed automobile
    Isaac de Rivas makes a hydrogen gas powered vehicle - first with internal combustion power - however, very unsuccessful design

  • the railroad train

    the railroad train
    George Stephenson invents the first practical steam powered railroad locomotive

  • the gasoline engine

    the gasoline engine
    Jean Lenoir makes a gasoline engine automobile

  • the motorcycle

    the motorcycle
    the first motorcycle is invented in 1867

  • air brakes for locomotives

    air brakes for locomotives
    George Westinghouse invents the compressed air locomotive brake - enabled trains to be stopped with fail-safe accuracy

  • the cable car

    the cable car
    the first cable car is invented

  • the internal combustion engine

    the internal combustion engine
    Karl Benz builds the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal combustion engine

  • first speed accident

    first speed accident
    A speeding car in New Jersey killed a work horse towing a landscaper and a helper on a lawn mower. The landscaper was seriously hurt and his aide was killed. The
    incident prompted a call to regulate the speed of automobiles.

  • the improved assembly line

    the improved assembly line
    Henry Ford improves the assembly line for automobile manufacturing

  • the bullet train

    the bullet train
    Bullet train transportation was invented

  • the wheelbarrow

    the wheelbarrow
    the wheelbarrow is invented between 181 and 234