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Transport has
changed a lot since the 1950s. Now we are using cars instead of
carriages. More people buy cars now because they are a lot cheaper.
How
fast could cars go?
The speed limit was around 15km per hour. But some places
you could go faster or slower. Sometimes you can go on your bike. If you
go too fast on your bike you can still get a ticket from the police.
Who had cars and how long did it take to
get a car?
Only the rich had cars. You could not just go to the car shop like you can
now. You had to order it at the garage and then a letter goes away to
the government. A man there had to say yes and then it could take up to 2-3 years
to get a car.
How did the kids
get to school in town?
The
kids in the town walked to school in groups without adults. A large
number of children walked to school in bare feet. When the kids were
little they rode trikes and when they got older they rode bikes.
What was the most popular way to get to school?
Most people rode pushbikes to school everyday
and most of it
was up hill. Country kids came on the bus to school in the morning. The
country kids did not have to go to school on snowy days.
Transport is better now because you can get around to places on time
without leaving really early.
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