Cartoon by Ding (Jay Norwood Darling), May 14, 1921, published on the front page of the Des Moines Register, above the fold.

This is how long the war on active transportation has been going on, financed by Automotive lobbyists.

@ned

surprises some Americans that in the UK pedestrians and cyclists (and cattle herders) have priority over car drivers on roads anywhere in the UK - from tiny country lanes to national speed limit dual carriageways

the only exception is motorways where pedestrians and cyclists, and indeed cattle herders, are not allowed.

(I don't know the rules in canada)