Why not bring back the horse and buggy?

Question

It wouldn't require new technology, just a safer, lighter, buggy design, and developing some prozac for ponies. There would be more jobs for the unskilled sweeping up and recycling the dookie, and if it required cars to slow down...then oh well, we're living in the information age, slow down and order stuff on line and wait for it to come.

Answer 1

It never went out,people who use them are called amish!!

Answer 2

Many people believe that lower imissions could save our planet from the global warming crisis that it is in. I don't think so. I think that the damage we have done, while the effects could be slowed down, are irreversable. I've been saying for years, even if we were to switch back to horse and buggy, it's still too late. So I guess to answer your question, if you want to switch to horse and buggy feel free, but don't believe your doing anything other than slowing down your movement across the face of the earth, and getting a lucky horse some exsercise.

Answer 3

First assumption on a similar time as a horse drawn carriage would desire to flow 10-15mph for an prolonged holiday they does no longer flow lots speedier than a guy. My grandpa used to inform me with delight that his team might do 5 mph. So i might use that as a max speed. maximum in all probability it became approximately 3 mph huge-unfold. 2nd assumption - 70 miles? The Hwy ninety 5 interstate is approximately 10 miles farther than that. The course from Nutley to beach Park will possibly no longer have had all of the bridges it does now. (i'm uncertain if there became a ferry in provider at Perth/Amboy) so which you will possibly have had to flow inland a strategies. My wager could be that it might greater like one hundred miles. third assumption - horses want relax. So possibly 12-15 hrs according to day max. My appropriate wager could be that it took a minimum of two annoying complete days yet greater in all probability 3 good days of holiday.

Answer 4

Obviously no one here is either old enough or traveled enough to realize the immediate impact this "novel" action might cause;
Disease.
In the early part of the century, and in areas where beasts of burden are the primary mode of travel and transportation of goods, the "road apples" left behind, though swept up in the cities is still a breeding ground for flies, which spread deadly disease.
Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease!

Answer 5

I agree with you but don't hold your breath. Somone would eventually say that all the horse poop was polutting the water & air just as they are saying about cow poop from dairy farms. Then they b---- when the price of milk goes up.
The dairy has been there for 50 years or more, people move near it & then gripe about it. They'd do the same about livery stables & horse farms also.

Answer 6

I can see the EPA trying to fit a horse with emission equipment now. And you know the buggy would have to have seat belts air bags a roll bar five m.p.h. bumpers the list goes on. To meet federal crash tests.

Answer 7

Yea No fense against the omish but some of them still use horse and buggie and its not working out to well for them

Answer 8

Wouldn't work. The environmental-wackos have already said that cattle are contributing to green house gasses. You can't win with them, so don't try. Any how, I like my horses under a hood and those don't have a mind of their own.

Answer 9

mine is for sale ......

Answer 10

sure.