How Public Space Became Completely Car Dominated | Bike Banter

In this video we chat about how public opinion has dramatically changed in regards to road space and usage in the last 100 years. Our roadways were once public space but this has drastically shifted into a car centric monopoly.
We take a look at some historical legislation from the mid 1800s from the UK that highlights how hesitant governments were in allowing motor vehicles on the road.
We also get some historical context here in Ontario with some Excerpts from Christopher Los' article "Danger and a Nuisance, Regulating the Automobile in Ontario, 1903-1912"
And finally, we dive into the history of Jaywalking with some quotes from Michael Lewyn's piece from 2017, "The Criminalization of Walking".

We hope you find this conversation interesting and invite you to share your thoughts in the comments below! Thanks so much for watching

Thank you to https://onlinebicyclemuseum.co.uk/ for allowing us to use their photos of these awesome historical bikes, trikes and mobility devices

Thank you to @Cornishpastyman for providing the footage of the Puffing Devil

Thanks also to Leland Whitty for supplying the music

Thanks for your support! We are are Worker Co-operative bike shop based out of Downtown Toronto in operation since 1997. We offer Canada-wide shipping online at https://www.ucycle.com/

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
03:22 Locomotive Acts in the 1800s
12:20 Regulating the Automobile in Ontario, 1903-1912
18:39 Ontario fines and punishments for careless driving
25:20 The Criminalization of Walking
48:06 Lack of retesting and education for road users
53:38 Final thoughts