[John Milner]

He also states the automobile as the prime mover of people the last 120 years. 120 years ago was 1897. In 1897 the prime mover of people was still horses (and trains). If he’d have said 110 years I could have let it slide, even though most rural areas still were horse and buggy/wagon in 1907.

[Parley Baer]

“He also states the automobile as the prime mover of people the last 120 years. 120 years ago was 1897. In 1897 the prime mover of people was still horses (and trains). If he’d have said 110 years I could have let it slide, even though most rural areas still were horse and buggy/wagon in 1907.”

You are correct.

[wbill]

If you told a resident of NYC, circa 1897 or so, that the population of the city would be 10 times larger in 2017, one of the first things that would come to their mind would be "Where will they put all of the horses?".

Times change, but slowly and by degrees.

[wbill]

I should finish the thought .... Times change, but slowly and by degrees. Far more likely that 100 years into the future, the primary mode of transportation will be something that’s not even in existence, right now.