Amen, Pat; humor in the form of people astride unusual animals has been popular since the earliest days oif photography and surely was commonplace by the last quarter of the 19th century. As to laws having to do with speeding and recklessness with horses, mules, buggies and carriages or sleighs, such regulations have been common since mediaeval times, especially in the cities, here, in the British Isles, and in Europe, as well. As now, it did take rocket science or magic to figure out that large animals could smush folks walking the street. Paul

Excuse me; it "...did NOT take rocket science or magic...." Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Drake" <martee@citlink.net> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Courting/1700s Traffic Rules -- Tickets for speeding > > Amen, Pat; humor in the form of people astride unusual animals has > been popular since the earliest days oif photography and surely was > commonplace by the last quarter of the 19th century. > > As to laws having to do with speeding and recklessness with horses, > mules, buggies and carriages or sleighs, such regulations have been > common since mediaeval times, especially in the cities, here, in the > British Isles, and in Europe, as well. As now, it did take rocket > science or magic to figure out that large animals could smush folks > walking the street. Paul > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > VAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagenweb > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >