What kind of transportation did people have in the 1950s?

Answer 1

Duh.... they were called cars.

Answer 2

Most families had a car. Young people in the family did not often drive, however. The issues were insurance (expensive for a teenager), gasoline (at 25 cents a gallon, still expensive for a teenager), maintenance (people thought about that a lot). As a teenager in the 1950's, I did not drive. In the 1960's, my teenage brothers and sisters drove the family car. By that time, the deal was, if we let you drive, you have to run errands for us.

There were no highways as we know them today, but long roads interrupted by traffic lights. I used to get car-sick riding start-and-stop all the way from our suburb to Chicago. Traveling to distant towns, the roads were one-lane, two-way only.

Rail travel was by steam engine. When I went to Chicago, I waited for the steam engine to chuff-chuff-chuff to a stop in our town. In Chicago, I would walk from the passenger car into the station past the engine, which emitted a deafening roar of steam.

Airplanes were propellor-driven and thunderously loud, but the experience was thrilling. The service by lovely young stewardesses (there were no flight attendants then) was thoroughly enjoyable.

Answer 3

Dawning upon the age of Jets, Efficient High Way System, Effective Train Network, and as always, Sea transport.

Answer 4

i like Steve's answer. In my family we were allowed to drive the family car as soon as we got a license. Even before as our dad used it to teach us how to drive.
In the little town where I grew up, I did a lot of walking. I also had a bicycle. My brother went on a wilderness canoe trip one year. There were luxurious ships avaiable for transoceanic crossings. The Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth come to mind.

Answer 5

cars
buses
trains
motorcycle (some)
bicycles
ships
planes.

Keep in mind, fuel costs were not a huge issue. Gas was pretty cheap, 10 to 20 cents a gallon for cars, so the 50s were very mobile

Answer 6

Depends on the area you are asking about. In rural areas they might have a car but not as likley as those living in a city. Even in the city you would still have trolleys and buses.