When Were Dodgems Invented?

A man named Victor Levand invented the car early in the 20th century. Max and Harold Stoehrer, brothers from Massachusetts, took the concept a step further, patenting the first bumper cars in 1920. The cars became known as dodgems in other countries, after the Stoehrer brothers' original name for their attraction.

Who created dodgems?

Why They Are Called Dodgem Cars. Bumper cars are sometimes known as dodgem cars because that's what the original inventors, brothers Max, and Harold Stoehrer of Massachusetts, called them. After two years of development, the brothers created the car.

Why are they called dodgems?

It is the unpredictable movements of the cars both before and after collisions that provide the hilarity and fun during the ride. In the early 1920s, however, the whole point of bumper cars was to avoid collisions (Thus the name, “Dodgem” that was given to the first bumper cars and the company that made them).