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Reminds me of how cars first appeared in England, they had to deal with kneejerk regulatory capture by the Railroads that set the car industry back decades. On
by unraveller 3y ago
Reminds me of how cars first appeared in England, they had to deal with kneejerk regulatory capture by the Railroads that set the car industry back decades.
One of the most significant examples of regulatory capture was the Locomotive Act of 1865. This law required all self-propelled vehicles on public roads to be preceded by a man on foot waving a red flag to warn pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles. This measure was designed to make driving cars more difficult and less appealing, ultimately protecting the railroad industry's monopoly on transportation.
- onlytemporary 3y ago>This measure was designed to make driving cars more difficult and less appealing And now we're at it again, but this time we are attempting to encourage public transport in the name of sustainability.
- jstarfish 3y ago> This measure was designed to make driving cars more difficult and less appealing, That's one interpretation. It could also be viewed as a sensible safeguard that we've rescinded in favor of convenience. Flag-wavers still walk ahead of forklifts and construction equipment. It must have had some purpose beyond suppressing adoption of cars.