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/o/ here. This question showed up from one of our threads:
How the fuck did premodern people prevent their carts and carriages from going downhill extremely fast and perhaps killing both the occupants and the horses?
They dont seem to have brakes.
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>>2634804
Horsedrawn carriages usually relied on the strength of the horse. When going downhill, the weight of the carriage would rest on the horse's harness, holding the cart back.
Men could also dismount and help by holding it.
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>>2634804
A lot of work went into developing and optimising the harness, but also breeding good draft animals.
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>>2634804
Mountain roads are usually serpentine, too. So you don't have to dive head first into a steep descent.
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>>2634804
Here's a picture of Rasputin riding his carriage.
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>>2634804
'very carefully'
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>>2634843
Sorry I wasnt being clear. I was more concerned about ancient and medievalish people.
Much of the equipment found in cars (suspension systems, undergears, BRAKES,) have their origins from late 19th century carriages so its no mystery for me.
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>>2634916
Yeah, harnesses go back to the inventions of ploughs, pretty much.
They're very rudimentary.
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>>2634928
Disregard that statement.
But the basic principle of an animal-drawn cart or carriage has always hinged on the animal-machine interface that is the harness or the central pole. And that principle is as old as the idea of a cart or other animal-drawn vehicle.
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>>2634938
That's a big horse.
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>>2634954
for you to hitch.
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>>2634954
... for you.
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>>2634804
Who said people prevented their carts and carriage from going downhill extremely fact and perhaps killing both the occupants and the horses?
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