Buzzed by a Traction Engine

[Jgrooms]

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[Black Dog]

Most farmers around here call them tractors.

[cadence90]

Originally Posted by Black Dog

Most farmers around here call them tractors.

Canadians, always having to show how they're "different"....





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[choke]

Originally Posted by Black Dog

Most farmers around here call them tractors.

Traction engines were steam powered.

[Jgrooms]

1895 Farmer’s Almanac


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[Black Dog]

Originally Posted by cadence90

Canadians, always having to show how they're "different"....





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True. Our tractors also have skis instead of front wheels. 😉

[cadence90]

Originally Posted by Black Dog

True. Our tractors also have skis instead of front wheels. 😉

Most drivers around here call them snowmobiles.




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[Jgrooms]

What’s interesting is the language or debate about usage is similar. Most striking though is the difference. Essentially if you don’t give the cyclist room, you are liable.


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[Black Dog]

Originally Posted by Jgrooms

What’s interesting is the language or debate about usage is similar. Most striking though is the difference. Essentially if you don’t give the cyclist room, you are liable.
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Yep, times have changed. Amazing how roads used to be public and intended for different users and the more vulnerable users were given priority.

[cadence90]

Originally Posted by Black Dog

Yep, times have changed. Amazing how roads used to be public and intended for different users and the more vulnerable users were given priority.

Sure, right up until the term "highway robbery" was invented, right around 4,000 BC.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Stone-paved streets are found in the city of Ur in the Middle East dating back to 4000 BC.
• Corduroy roads (log roads) are found dating to 4000 BC in Glastonbury, England.
• Brick-paved streets were used in India as early as 3000 BC.
• The world's oldest known paved road was constructed in Egypt some time between 2600 and 2200 BC.

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[Brian Cdn]

Originally Posted by Black Dog

Yep, times have changed. Amazing how roads used to be public and intended for different users and the more vulnerable users were given priority.

Roads were not built for Cars.!

http://www.roadswerenotbuiltforcars....paved-america/

[Black Dog]

Originally Posted by cadence90

Sure, right up until the term "highway robbery" was invented, right around 4,000 BC.




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Not sure of the connection to my comment but neat facts about roads, non the less.

[cadence90]

Originally Posted by Black Dog

Not sure of the connection to my comment but neat facts about roads, non the less.

I read your comment as implying (like some other posts here) that roads were safer back then, and so the reference to brigands, etc.; that's all.
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[Black Dog]

Originally Posted by cadence90

I read your comment as implying (like some other posts here) that roads were safer back then, and so the reference to brigands, etc.; that's all.
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Ahh I see. Makes sense now. I agree roads were never "safe" but at least they were seen as being the domain of all users not just one set of users.