2006-10-05 03:30:27 · 15 answers · asked by jaykay 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I personally have not seen any Amish on the road at night. they work their land by hand, so my guess is they get up very early in the morning and go to sleep pretty early also.
2006-10-05 03:50:54 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they really need to travel at night time they can travel. Yes, horses can see at night. Most of the time they don't stay out late due to getting up early in the morning to work. I was raised around the Amish and my first job was on an Amish farm, so I know from personal experience. One will see Amish out at night mostly on weekends when they are courting or just going out. Amish buggies do have lights in the front of them and lights in the back of them which runs off of a battery, and each can be turned on independently. Most buggies have some kind of reflector tape on them on a reflective triangle so they can travel at night. Amish buggies are usually black or a gray and at night time they are very hard to see which results in more accidents with motorized vehicles and the the main reason for the reflective tape/triangle is so that cars can see them at night. Someone above mentioned the horses see because of the street lights, and that's absolutely untrue!!! Think about it...Amish for the most part live in the country and how many street lights have you seen in the country? I left you a website as well if you like to look at. My I also add that a buggie can cost up to $4,000, exspensive huh when it goes around 5-10 mph.
2006-10-05 11:25:42 · answer #2 · answered by WV_Nomad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well...the amish live in such a small community that I bet they know all the paths and the horses know the path too. They would, or should carry a lantern to illuminate a couple of feet ahead of them.
The other point to make is that they rarely have a need to travel at night. They spend night time together in their homes and don't venture out into the night.
2006-10-05 10:42:14 · answer #3 · answered by Carolina 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Horses can see as just as good at night as they can in the day so they can just keep going, But they will spook more in the night time because there are other types of animals sneaking through the bushes
2006-10-05 10:35:04 · answer #4 · answered by bubba r 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, years ago, horses were the only means of transport. What did they do back then? You can use lanterns to light the way for humans and horses. It's better of course to travel during daytime.
2006-10-05 10:33:01 · answer #5 · answered by Princess of Egypt 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Amish do not travel at night.
2006-10-05 10:37:42 · answer #6 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, I'm sure horses can see pretty well at night. I would guess, that they would hang a lantern on the buggy? or some other pleasing "low-tech" lighting device. When yo see horses running in fields at night they don't seem to run into things! :)
2006-10-05 10:34:40 · answer #7 · answered by UPALLNIGHT 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't travel at night. They are usually up before the sun working in the fields. If they do there are street lamps, on major roads.
2006-10-05 10:32:55 · answer #8 · answered by LA LA 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They wouldn't generally 'want' to. But even in an emergency, there is no problem. Lamps were invented millenia ago. They don't have a problem with kerosene lanterns, and probably not with Coleman type lanterns either.
Not sure if they use electricity or not...
2006-10-05 10:34:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya mean ya've never seen a horse wearing night vision goggles? You gotta get out more.
2006-10-05 10:34:44 · answer #10 · answered by eastern_mountain_outdoors 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋