Re: Did quiet Stanley Steamers cause accidents 100 years ago?
Posted by: Ben in Maine (IP Logged)
Date: August 04, 2005 06:49PM
<HTML>Mufflers fell off as the roads were bad enough to cause muffler braket failure,,Some cars had a valve called cutout,, that allowd the exhaust to dump before the muffler,,,,most of the early cars were not noisy, if driven properly,,,Like present day motorcycles w/ no muffler or modified and illeagal,,they are still there,,,what else is new???The electric cars were silent,,Reading the newspapers of the day,,,the runaway horses, pulling what was left of a busted wagon were something to contend with too,,,,reading the papers of the day is the best way to get a handle on the terror of the day,,,and the lament of the passing of the 1/4pound firecrackers being made illeagal,,,the 4th will never be the same,,oh,,for the good ole days,,,,hmm,,,Think I'll stay on the porch a while longer,,,Ben</HTML>