tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post7040834213448140414..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: A perfectly safe vehicle for 1819Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-46235449909526885872011-07-27T20:02:36.775-04:002011-07-27T20:02:36.775-04:00I'm probably wrong, but I thought I read an ar...I'm probably wrong, but I thought I read an article somewhere that said the leading cause of maiming and death during that time was carriage accidents. And falling off horses.<br /><br />Walking was probably the safest mode of transportation though not nearly as snazzy as this, huh? ;o)nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-44260761811706457302011-07-27T18:44:56.371-04:002011-07-27T18:44:56.371-04:00OH but did you read the Miscellanies on page 188 o...OH but did you read the Miscellanies on page 188 of the same document? Letters of the lovelorn, they are priceless!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11727060933062642642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-65662966093289069272011-07-27T12:02:30.445-04:002011-07-27T12:02:30.445-04:00I assume two people can fit in that front seat, no...I assume two people can fit in that front seat, no? It would hardly be very romantic to have your suitor take you for a ride with you stuck in the back seat. <br /><br />The seats are a bit narrow, though. I guess no one horizontally challenged need apply.Jane Onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-41082969100830307032011-07-27T11:34:50.330-04:002011-07-27T11:34:50.330-04:00Lovely post! take a look at the seats -- one in f...Lovely post! take a look at the seats -- one in front and one in back. hmmm.... I think I would opt to ride. I wonder how often carriages et al would tip over?Chantelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-33120978631223419302011-07-27T11:17:38.597-04:002011-07-27T11:17:38.597-04:00Love that you've found the 1819 version of a C...Love that you've found the 1819 version of a Craigslist ad. I'm not convinced of the phaeton's safety, though!Lauren Hairstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.com