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Pedestrians had the right of way before the cars existed
by trunc 7y ago
Pedestrians had the right of way before the cars existed
- blattimwind 7y agoNo, historically carriages have held the right of way, and the higher their occupants social status the more right of way they had.
- trmsw 7y agoWell technically it's priority not right of way. My guess is that the concept was only codified with the introduction of traffic laws, which in most places didn't happen before the 20th century. Until then, "priority" in land probably came down to common sense: size, conventions, and social status.
- jessaustin 7y agoYes, horses take priority. That's true on nature trails too. Automobiles don't inherit anything from horses and horse-drawn carriages.
- trunc 7y agoPedestrians existed before carriages, too