Cruise through San Francisco streets in 1905

[20incheyes]

http://www.wimp.com/sanfrancisco/

[mowglee]

I only got through the first 2 mins, but I thought it was kinda cool.

[asifka]

@ 6:20, close call between car and cable car:thumbsup:

[masoncgy]

Talk about a cop's dream... jaywalkers everywhere. ;)

[masoncgy]

lol... I love the dude almost getting run down at 2:35...

[JustinGTP]

Yeah a bunch of crazy cars after the 6min mark haha

[VaN_HaMMeRSTeiN]

Holy shit, guys... you have really long attention spans.
It's interesting but I got bored and turned it off at 53 seconds.

[JustinGTP]

I dunno I thought it was interesting looking at the buildings, people, cars, clothes, trams and other objects. It was so different over a hundred years ago.

[Wrinkly]

Really fascinating vid - thanks for the link, OP.

Imagine roads like that today, any direction you like in any mode of transport you like - feet, horses, trams, bicycles, cars, horse drawn wagons etc - would be total chaos lol

[soloracer]

Here is one in color of London in 1927

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=901_1257982955

[kevie88]

Originally posted by Wrinkly
Really fascinating vid - thanks for the link, OP.

Imagine roads like that today, any direction you like in any mode of transport you like - feet, horses, trams, bicycles, cars, horse drawn wagons etc - would be total chaos lol

It would be India!

Seriously, that's the way it is over there haha

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

I got bored after a couple minutes.

[Kennyredline]

That music was kinda cool actually! Observations;
1) I don't think I saw a single guy without some kind of hat.
2)Nobody looks where they're going
3)Everyone was amazed at the camera on the streetcar!
4)Almost everybody was dressed the same
5)The habits of drivers back then is quite similar to the driving habits of just about anyone behind the wheel of a pickup today!:poosie:

[asifka]

Originally posted by soloracer
Here is one in color of London in 1927

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=901_1257982955

I wish they have color videos of all big cities from those times. excellent video:thumbsup:

[pyroza]

That's really interesting even though not much is going on. It's cool to see the difference of just 100 years. Also I love how proper everyone is dressed.

[20incheyes]

Originally posted by Wrinkly
Really fascinating vid - thanks for the link, OP.

Imagine roads like that today, any direction you like in any mode of transport you like - feet, horses, trams, bicycles, cars, horse drawn wagons etc - would be total chaos lol

I knew a few beyonders would enjoy it. They didn't have any signs, traffic lights and pedestrian safety since some of those folks were walking way too close to the opposing tram. As you mention with 6+ different types of vehicles while today we have different lanes for every mode.

It just shows how much more controlled (some would say policed) society has become.

[scat19]

The people and cars diving accross the tracks last second....

I wonder if the people got hit if they would sue like they do today.

[rook]

Originally posted by Wrinkly
Really fascinating vid - thanks for the link, OP.

Imagine roads like that today, any direction you like in any mode of transport you like - feet, horses, trams, bicycles, cars, horse drawn wagons etc - would be total chaos lol

No worse than trying to drive in Mumbai. I think we're spoiled here ... no idea what chaos really is.

And yes: great link! Thanks!