Land Transportation

4-Wheel Horse Drawn Carriage

Apr 9, 1100

Disadvantage: Cruel to horses
Advantage: Better way to get around

First Public Bus

Mar 25, 1662

Created by Blaise Pascal.
Disadvantage: Cramped with lots of people
Advantage: Takes lots of people at one time

1st Self-Propelled Road Vehicle

Apr 8, 1769

Nicholas Joeseph Cugnot
Disadvantage: Hard to control
Advantage: It can be your own and you don't have share with everyone like a bus

First Modern Bicycle

Apr 8, 1790

Kirkpatrick MacMillan
Disadvantage: Getting tired after long distances
Advantage: Good exercise and fast

Hydrogen Powered Vehicle

Apr 12, 1807

Isaac de Rivas
Disadvantage: Very unsuccsessful design

1st Practical Railroad Locomotive

Apr 8, 1814

Created by George Stephenson.
Advantage: Takes you far places

First Gasoline Powered Automobile

Apr 8, 1862

Created by Jean Lenoir.
Advantage: Cheap at the time
Disadvantage: Have to stop to refill on gas.

First Bullet Train

Apr 4, 1964

Advantage: Fast and far places

.Maglev Train

Apr 12, 2004

The first commercial high speed Maglev train starts operation between Shanghai and its airport. Advantage: takes people to airport