Throughout the history of man on this planet, our main modes of transport have always changed as technology advances. In the very early days, we walked and ran everywhere, but then started to move onto horseback. As civilization became more advanced, we developed mechanical means to move to distant places far quicker.
Modern technology has greatly affected everybody, but it has also influenced and travel plans and experiences. Not long ago, it was common for people to spend their whole lives in one small geographical location. As technology has advanced, we now spend much of our spare time exploring other continents and ways of life.
In many parts of the world, the first mass transportation system was the train. This opened up fantastic opportunities to whole communities of people to go to spend vacations away from home, and even to search for work further away from home. Even today, rail travel is an essential part of many economies throughout the world.
With the pressure on governments to improve their carbon emission targets, and the scarcity of fossil fuels predicted for the future, rail travel seems likely to make a strong comeback. Some cities have also started reintroducing tram systems, many of which had not been seen for over 100 years, to move their citizens more easily.
Air travel is today's mass transport system, with a quarter million people in the skies at any one time over the United States. As well as domestic flights, international traffic plays a major part in any airline. During the busiest periods each day, a flight is taking off every 15 minutes from the US and heading into London, UK, which is the world's busiest international hub. As well as this one route, when you think of all the other busy aircraft routes across the world, you quickly realize what an integral part of society airline travel has become.
The automobile has played a major part in nearly every economy throughout the world. As towns and cities have grown, many people have moved away from the city center to live in suburbs. Additionally, people have wanted a greater freedom to explore their neighborhood and country without the restrictions of timetables. However, with the ever increasing price of fuel, and the possibility of this running out at some point, it seems likely many people will have to return to public transportation.
Transportation changes totally beyond recognition every few generations. What we think of today as being quite ordinary, like traveling at 500 mile an hour, would have seemed like fiction to people a few generations ago. With commercial sightseeing trips planned in the next few years to take us into space, it would be a very brave person to predict what modes of transport we will be using in the next century.
Modern technology has greatly affected everybody, but it has also influenced and travel plans and experiences. Not long ago, it was common for people to spend their whole lives in one small geographical location. As technology has advanced, we now spend much of our spare time exploring other continents and ways of life.
In many parts of the world, the first mass transportation system was the train. This opened up fantastic opportunities to whole communities of people to go to spend vacations away from home, and even to search for work further away from home. Even today, rail travel is an essential part of many economies throughout the world.
With the pressure on governments to improve their carbon emission targets, and the scarcity of fossil fuels predicted for the future, rail travel seems likely to make a strong comeback. Some cities have also started reintroducing tram systems, many of which had not been seen for over 100 years, to move their citizens more easily.
Air travel is today's mass transport system, with a quarter million people in the skies at any one time over the United States. As well as domestic flights, international traffic plays a major part in any airline. During the busiest periods each day, a flight is taking off every 15 minutes from the US and heading into London, UK, which is the world's busiest international hub. As well as this one route, when you think of all the other busy aircraft routes across the world, you quickly realize what an integral part of society airline travel has become.
The automobile has played a major part in nearly every economy throughout the world. As towns and cities have grown, many people have moved away from the city center to live in suburbs. Additionally, people have wanted a greater freedom to explore their neighborhood and country without the restrictions of timetables. However, with the ever increasing price of fuel, and the possibility of this running out at some point, it seems likely many people will have to return to public transportation.
Transportation changes totally beyond recognition every few generations. What we think of today as being quite ordinary, like traveling at 500 mile an hour, would have seemed like fiction to people a few generations ago. With commercial sightseeing trips planned in the next few years to take us into space, it would be a very brave person to predict what modes of transport we will be using in the next century.
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