Sunday, March 27, 2016

Why World Motoring Heritage Year reminds us about horses

A World War II BSA M20 motorcycle with sidecar.

Stephen Zerafa draws parallels between the dramatic shift in transport at the end of the 19th century when horses were replaced by cars and today's shift towards autonomous, more environment-friendly cars. He says that while new car technologies are replacing outdated ones, the preservation of our motoring heritage appears to be on the increase. Did you know that just as car pollution presents a major health risk in cities today, so did horses 120 years ago? In 1898, New York held the world's first international urban planning conference, largely to discuss the environmental crisis facing... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.

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