That story is a myth on the internet with varying reference of the year, but it was definitely before 1910
Wakeandjake24 on
Of course they did. It’s the Florida of the north!
mister_drgn on
It’s not like it was a coincidence. They were probably drag racing.
adrasx on
The rule: Rich guy goes first just doesn’t always work 😀
SlaughterMinusS on
“There was LITERALLY no one else around!”
WeirdoSwarm1975 on
That tracks for Ohio
LennerKetty on
This crash is from Boston and the mythical story you are referring to supposedly happened in 1895 but it believed to be made up by Time magazine in 1967
fredy31 on
So whats your liscence plate number so i can report this to insurance?
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LeFishTits on
Have you seen the cars driving around Ohio? It would still be true today
Queasy_Associate3171 on
I’m mean the first self propelled vehicle also had the first crash
If you are rich and eccentric enough to be the first guy in the state to buy a car, then you likely know the second rich and eccentric guy who buys a car. You two want to show off to each other and have very little experience driving, odds of crashing into each other become very high. However, this story is still just an internet myth
also, that photo is from 1932 Boston, not Ohio
Infamous_Ad8730 on
NO WAY. Those cars are 1920’s and certainly not 1910 open carriage, bicycle tire style.
Edit: I looked it up, and there were 32,210 autos registered in Ohio in 1910. See pg. 10
Wrong…
“The claim that the only two cars in Ohio in 1910 collided is a myth; in reality, the state had far more cars by then, and the story is likely a misremembered version of a similar anecdote from 1895. The 1910 date is incorrect because there were hundreds of thousands of cars on American roads by then.”
Famous_Attention5861 on
Can’t park there
SandiaBeaver on
In 1910 this was the population of Ohio’s largest cities:
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Automobiles find a way
That story is a myth on the internet with varying reference of the year, but it was definitely before 1910
Of course they did. It’s the Florida of the north!
It’s not like it was a coincidence. They were probably drag racing.
The rule: Rich guy goes first just doesn’t always work 😀
“There was LITERALLY no one else around!”
That tracks for Ohio
This crash is from Boston and the mythical story you are referring to supposedly happened in 1895 but it believed to be made up by Time magazine in 1967
So whats your liscence plate number so i can report this to insurance?
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Have you seen the cars driving around Ohio? It would still be true today
I’m mean the first self propelled vehicle also had the first crash
https://preview.redd.it/9wplnibh6h2g1.png?width=1300&format=png&auto=webp&s=f21d27d685a910e1c15e911eb38ac91d9b24f44e
If you are rich and eccentric enough to be the first guy in the state to buy a car, then you likely know the second rich and eccentric guy who buys a car. You two want to show off to each other and have very little experience driving, odds of crashing into each other become very high. However, this story is still just an internet myth
also, that photo is from 1932 Boston, not Ohio
NO WAY. Those cars are 1920’s and certainly not 1910 open carriage, bicycle tire style.
Edit: I looked it up, and there were 32,210 autos registered in Ohio in 1910. See pg. 10
[https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/summary95/mv201.pdf](https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/summary95/mv201.pdf)
Magnets. How do they work?
🤣🤣
I’m betting there was chatter in the crowd about how useless and stupid these new things are and won’t last 🤣
Go here to page 10 and see that this is NOT TRUE.
[https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/summary95/mv201.pdf](https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/summary95/mv201.pdf)
They still can’t drive right in Ohio!
The entire road and they manage to pull this off…
,,stand users attract other stand users,,
Wrong…
“The claim that the only two cars in Ohio in 1910 collided is a myth; in reality, the state had far more cars by then, and the story is likely a misremembered version of a similar anecdote from 1895. The 1910 date is incorrect because there were hundreds of thousands of cars on American roads by then.”
Can’t park there
In 1910 this was the population of Ohio’s largest cities:
– Cleveland: 560,000+
– Cincinnati: 363,000+
– Columbus: 181,000+
– Toledo: 168,000+
– Dayton: 116,500+
– Youngstown: 79,000+
– Akron: 69,000+
Knowing this, does anyone believe there were only 2 registered cars in Ohio at the time 🤣
“By the end of 1910, approximately 468,500 automobiles were registered in the United States.”
Before 1989,in the city of Tulcea,Romania were only 2 cars-
The ambulance and the police car.
One day,they crashed into one anothee
Just guys being dudes
Ohio drivers… Nothing’s changed. There’s a reason they’re called “FOPs” 😬
lol 😂😂🤣🤣
Haha it’s so crazy that I was just thinking about this yesterday.
To be fair, if there were only 2 cars in the state I wouldn’t be prepared for crossing paths with one either
Find a photo, make up a story and title and then get “up”s.
EGGS
FYI – This is not a photo of that event
Sure. Must be true.
Ohio is a myth,