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by the2and7 2529 days ago
> First, the correct design was not obvious. For centuries, progress was stalled because inventors were all trying to create multi-person four-wheeled carriages, rather than single-person two-wheeled vehicles. It’s unclear why this was.

In the 1800, most people were poor, and any transportation should be aimed for people with some level of wealth, who would not like to labor to drive themselves around.