I am curious because of an elderly relative born in 1920. She was telling us that there were none back when she was a child. So is this true?
2007-10-18 10:03:40 · 3 answers · asked by rnahayes 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
in 1898 the city of Chicago had in force a law which required that the owners of "wagons, carriages, coaches, buggies, bicycles, and all other wheeled vehicles propelled by horse power or by the rider" pay an annual license fee.
The law was ultimately declared unconstitutional.
A year later, Chicago passed another ordinance which "required the examination and licensing of all automobile operators" in the city.
2007-10-18 10:16:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
A few states have had DLs since the 1910s. However, many states did not require routine registration of all drivers well into the 30s.
2007-10-18 18:14:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first drivers license was issued to Harold J. Birnie in New York City in 1900. Each state has its own DMV, there is no federal DMV, so what your relative was telling you was probably the straight skinny.
2007-10-18 17:14:38 · answer #3 · answered by Klondike John 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋