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Top Gear did a piece a while back on car controls and the Model T did not look easy or intuitive to drive. It looked shockingly capable off-road though, which
by letitbeirie 6y ago
Top Gear did a piece a while back on car controls and the Model T did not look easy or intuitive to drive.
It looked shockingly capable off-road though, which I guess makes sense if you think about what counted for a road in the 1910s.
- macintux 6y ago> which I guess makes sense if you think about what counted for a road in the 1910s. Speaking of, there's a good book (although I admit I've barely started) called "American Road" by Pete Davies which draws a vivid picture of what roads were like and the politics involved in even deciding whether government should be involved in road building. Its primary goal is describing a military motor train that crossed the country in 1919 (and may well have been a key opportunity that kept Eisenhower from leaving the military...history has some fascinating turning points).