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I bet people had the same thing to say about cars in the early 20th century (not without some justification though).
by maze-le 9y ago
I bet people had the same thing to say about cars in the early 20th century (not without some justification though).
- specializeded 9y agoStill have them today... Driving home last night, I tried to imagine how many of the people next to me on the road were drunk while riding their 2 ton steel horses home.
- GordonS 9y agoAs a Brit, the cavalier attitude to drink-driving in the USA never ceased to amaze me.
- puranjay 9y agoI'd love to see accident rates for horse riders vs. car drivers.
- komali2 9y agoWell the cool thing about horses is they're technically self-driving. You can fall asleep on a well-trained horse and it'll get you both home. If you're driving distracted and are headed straight for a tree, the horse typically won't smash itself into a tree. When surrounded by lots of other horses (in a charge, for example), the horses will run as if they were in a herd and won't trample eachother.
- delecti 9y agoYour caveat invalidates your point. Motor vehicles are a big cause of death in many countries.
- maze-le 9y ago>> Motor vehicles are a big cause of death in many countries. Yep, that is true. On the other hand there are also many laws that try to mitigate the risk of accidents.[] I think the mobility of motor vehicles is a benefit, that outweighs the risk of accidents. I doubt we could manage the logistics of supplying big cities with bikes, trains and horses alone. []: That does not solve the problem, that cars are dangerous machinery and some people just shouldn't handle them (despite a drivers license).
- delecti 9y agoI don't understand the notation you're using in your comment. Is that symbol supposed to indicate an aside that's a quote, or where you state your own opinion?