![]() ![]() Cars have given people freedom, income and convenience, but vehicle accidents are also a leading cause of death. In life, you have to take the bad with the good. Death and Injury - The Downside to Driving As we’ve seen in recent years, many people are more than willing to pack up and relocate for work. is now third in the world for the number of residents who move per year. Once people could easily get from sea to shining sea more people started to relocate. The trend to moving further away really took off after President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs created thousands of miles of roadway across the U.S. The rise of suburban areas also wouldn’t have been possible without the automobile. Before cars were invented moving just a short distance away meant hours of buggy travel on rough roads. Up until the early 1900s, few people lived more than a few miles from where they grew up. Where people live has also been influenced by the automobile. Suddenly, people had a new mode of transportation that could get them more places, which meant leisure travel became something common folk could afford. The most obvious change for everyday people was that cars gave them a way to get around quickly. Cars Enabled People to Travel and Relocate More Readily Of course, over the years horse breeders and buggy makers have taken a hit. Not only has car manufacturing become one of the largest industries in the world, it’s also been the driving force behind the growth in the oil and gas industry. Today, over 4.25 million people work directly within the automotive industry. It’s an understatement to say automaking has changed the economy. ![]() Without the Model T, manufacturing may not be what it is today. It’s a production model that’s been adopted in countless other industries, allowing for mass production that cuts cost. ![]() But then Ford took it one step further by using the first ever moving assembly line for large-scale manufacturing. He then trained employees in only one or two steps so that each person could work as quickly and efficiently as possible. The assembly line made cars affordableįord perfected step-by-step assembly line production by using standardized, interchangeable parts. He may not have invented the vehicle, but he did revolutionize how they’re manufactured, which made cars affordable enough for people outside of the upper class. Henry Ford is known as the godfather of the American car industry, even though Carl Benz invented the first vehicle in 1879. Buckle up for a informative, entertaining look at how the car changed the world. Of course, there have also been a few drawbacks to the creation of the automobile. Some would even say that Americana culture wouldn’t exist without cars. It was an invention that has not only change the way people lived, it’s influenced business and the economy in ways no one could have foreseen when Henry Ford put together a mass production operation for his Model T. Few inventions have had as profound an impact on the world as the car. ![]()
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