While not by bakers, the Red Flag laws did significantly slow the car progress. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_Acts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loc

While not by bakers, the Red Flag laws did significantly slow the car progress. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_Acts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_Acts >It has been claimed that the restrictions in the earlier act were advocated by those with interests in the UK railway industry and horse-drawn carriages.