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In 1845, Scotsman Robert William Thomson patented the vulcanized rubber pneumatic tire in [[Scotland]]. Pneumatic means the tire is made from reinforced rubber and filled with air to provide a "...cushion of air to the ground." This type of tire was originally used on bikes but soon moved on to the automotive world. To this day, pneumatic tires are used on bikes and [[automobile]]s.
 
In 1845, Scotsman Robert William Thomson patented the vulcanized rubber pneumatic tire in [[Scotland]]. Pneumatic means the tire is made from reinforced rubber and filled with air to provide a "...cushion of air to the ground." This type of tire was originally used on bikes but soon moved on to the automotive world. To this day, pneumatic tires are used on bikes and [[automobile]]s.
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The [[rubber tire]] was never truly popularised until [[World War I]], when the combined forces of the [[Triple Ententé]] ([[Britain]], [[France]], and [[Russia]]) started using it for military vehicles against the [[Triple Alliance]] ([[Germany]], [[Austria-Hungary]], and [[Italy]]), before the incidence of [[trench warfare]] which would have made using [[vehicles]] useless for battle with the exception of the largely helpful [[tanks]]
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The [[rubber tire]] was never truly popularised until [[World War I]], when the combined forces of the [[Triple Entente]] ([[Britain]], [[France]], and [[Russia]]) started using it for military vehicles against the [[Triple Alliance]] ([[Germany]], [[Austria-Hungary]], and [[Italy]]), before the incidence of [[trench warfare]] which would have made using [[vehicles]] useless for battle with the exception of the largely helpful [[tanks]]
    
==Alternatives to Wheels==
 
==Alternatives to Wheels==
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