The change between horse and buggy to automobile is a big change and there hasn't been a major change since.
Once the automobile appeared you could have predicted that it would destroy as many people as it did.
By the mid 1920s the typical American town was in full sexual bloom. The change came with erotic fashions, literature and movies, and an unsuspected sexual aid, the automobile.
The single factor most responsible for the disruption of the family is the automobile. Its full effect cannot be assessed. Modern life, as we know, would be impossible without the ubiquitous motorcar. It broke up the old family and community.
Remote villages and communities have lost their identity, and their peace and charm have been sacrificed to that worst of abominations, the automobile.
The automobile is the greatest catastrophe in the entire history of City architecture.
Yes, the car is still useful - for a few people it's essential. It would make a good servant. But it has become our master, and it spoils everything it touches.
The car is the cigarette of the future.
Tens of thousands who could never afford to own, feed and stable a horse, had by this bright invention enjoyed the swiftness of motion which is perhaps the most fascinating feature of material life.
During the 1890s the middle classes and the wealthy began bicycle touring en masse. The result was the creation of a tourist service sector in the national economy. The building of these tourist services has been attributed to the automobile, but actually had its inception during the hegemony of the bicycle.
The American automobile has changed the habits of every member of modern society.
