A Century Ago, Sniping at Cars Was the Pastime

A century back in 1926, a peculiar and reckless trend gripped one section of town - residents were taking shots at passing automobiles for kicks. This dangerous "sniping" craze reflected the wild attitudes of the Roaring Twenties, when cars were still novel enough to provoke both fascination and mischief. The Post Bulletin documented this bizarre pastime, capturing a snapshot of early automotive-era tensions between pedestrians and the new vehicle culture sweeping America.