How pedestrian.

Cities like NYC, London, Paris, LA, Chicago, Denver, Seattle all had traffic problems with cars in 1925.

In 1825 it was carriages and horse and buggy leaving horse manure all over the cobblestone or pavers.

In 1725 it was horses and heavy hooves turning the dirt road into mud and clay muck.

In 1625 it was much the same.

We had a large population centralized in cities long before the Industrial Revolution.

My point is there’s always some person complaining about the X on the road (as if their presence on the road isn’t somehow the opposite).

https://www.history101.nyc/5th-avenue-street-scene-1925