99% Invisible-76- The Modern Moloch by Roman Mars published on 2013-04-03T23:46:08Z On the streets of early 20th Century America, nothing moved faster than 10 miles per hour. Responsible parents would tell their children, “Go outside, and play in the streets. All day.” And then the automobile happened. And then automobiles began killing thousands of children, every year. Many viewed the car as a death machine. One newspaper cartoon even compared the car to Moloch, the god to whom the Ammonites supposedly sacrificed their children. At first, pedestrian deaths were considered public tragedies. Parades were held in dozens of cities to commemorate the dead children. Cities built monuments. Mothers of children killed in the streets are given a special White Star to honor their loss. The main cause for these deaths was that the rules of the street were vastly different than they are today. A street functioned like a city park, or a pedestrian mall, where you could move in any direction without really thinking about it. The only moving hazards were animals and other people. But automotive interests wanted to claim the streets for cars. So they put forth a radical idea--cars weren't to blame, it was human recklessness. They found that they could exonerate the machine by placing the blame on individuals. They also coined a new term: "Jaywalking." Genre Public Radio Comment by Why-Lie Speaks STOP.... & plz watch my new video LIFE- an evil crow... Why not? U have nothing to lose :p http://t.co/9nswZNUpZW 2013-05-28T17:40:37Z Comment by 🌊 kavinski 2013-05-13T16:57:50Z Comment by Mark Owen 11 Awesome Podcast Roman! I love your work. I should say thank you to you too as I'm using this episode to help me with a University assignment I am currently doing in my Design and Innovation course, many thanks ;-) 2013-04-27T18:46:37Z Comment by Richard LeDonne will this happen again once unmanned cars hit the roads? 2013-04-09T15:15:54Z Comment by Kotkot Tata llllllllllllllllllllllll 2013-04-06T19:36:50Z Comment by Assuming Time is Linear What a great episode. 2013-04-04T21:16:09Z Comment by Skypha really cool info man like this 2013-04-04T04:05:24Z Comment by Roman Mars OK Ikumi- "Heights" 2013-04-04T00:57:54Z Comment by Roman Mars Haiku Salut- "Lonesome George (Or Well, There’s No-One Like)" 2013-04-04T00:57:09Z Comment by Roman Mars Haiku Salut - "Watanabe" 2013-04-04T00:56:04Z Comment by Roman Mars Mapstation- "Les Tailleurs de Pierres" 2013-04-04T00:55:28Z Comment by Roman Mars Cliff Martinez - "I Drive" 2013-04-04T00:54:28Z Comment by Roman Mars Cliff Martinez - "He Had a Good Time" 2013-04-04T00:53:35Z Comment by Roman Mars Melodium- "Panic Disorder" 2013-04-04T00:52:57Z Comment by Roman Mars The Chromatics - "Tick of the Clock' 2013-04-04T00:52:11Z