New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, attends the ribbon cutting and seasonal opening of the Coney Island amusement park area, Friday, April 9, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

People ride bumper cars, circa 1925. Kirn Vintage Stock/Corbis via Getty Images USA Today reported that Coney Island's Luna Park is believed to have had one of the first bumper car attractions.