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and if history any guide, you have good chances of succeeding for a time : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_Acts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomoti
by trhway 7y ago
and if history any guide, you have good chances of succeeding for a time :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_Acts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_Acts
"The most draconian restrictions and speed limits were imposed by the 1865 act (the "Red Flag Act"), which required all road locomotives, which included automobiles, to travel at a maximum of 4 mph (6.4 km/h) in the country and 2 mph (3.2 km/h) in the city, as well as requiring a man carrying a red flag to walk in front of road vehicles hauling multiple wagons.
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In addition to any concerns about the state of the roads, by the 1860s, there was concern that the widespread use of traction engines, such as road locomotives and agricultural engines, would endanger the safety of the public. It was feared that engines and their trailers might cause fatal accidents, scare horses, block narrow lanes, and disturb the locals by operating at night. Although all of these fears were justified and were soon realized, there was a gradual acceptance of the machines as they became more common in commerce."