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I remember reading that at the beginning,there was a requirement for a person to walk ahead of an automobile and alert others that it's coming. It was related t
by cosmodisk 6y ago
I remember reading that at the beginning,there was a requirement for a person to walk ahead of an automobile and alert others that it's coming. It was related to horse industry lobbying too.
- KineticLensman 6y ago> there was a requirement for a person to walk ahead of an automobile Yes. In the UK this requirement lasted until 1896 when it was removed by an act of Parliament [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotives_on_Highways_Act_1896 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotives_on_Highways_Act_18...
- yesenadam 6y agoThe 1865 "Red Flag Act" "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. The 1896 Act removed some restrictions of the 1865 act and raised the speed to 14 mph (23 km/h). " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_Acts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_Acts
- jobigoud 6y agoThere were similar debates in the 90's when the first modern electric cars came out, regarding the fact that they were very silent compared to other cars and could cause pedestrians to cross the road without realizing a car was coming. Some suggested to add an artificial noise for added safety.
- cosmodisk 6y agoTbh I had at least a few situation where I was nearly hit by an electric car because I assumed there were no traffic around. admittedly, I was jaywalking too.