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Bernardo de La Paz

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6. They could easily. But there was a lot of early resistance to adoption bc of all the negatives we know & horses.

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Sun Sep 7, 2025, 07:19 PM

Sep 7

Some people wanted to protect horse and buggy industries including horse raising and care.

Some people disliked the noise, the stink, the hazards, the class distinctions, the pollution, etc. Rings a bell today.

The information in today's post got me thinking about new tech and resistance and waves: elevators, automobiles, self-driving, AI, ....

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Coventina's History Thread: Otis Elevators - The Conclusion of this series [View all] Coventina Sep 7 OP

Interesting, didn't know about the changes in elevator speeds. electric_blue68 Sep 7 #1

Nor did I. LoisB Sep 7 #2

40 ft / min makes me think of early automobile laws: had to be preceded by a man walking waving a flag. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 7 #3

Thank you for that information. Is it true that cars couldn't travel faster than a walking pace? LoisB Sep 7 #5

They could easily. But there was a lot of early resistance to adoption bc of all the negatives we know & horses. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 7 #6

I really liked this series. It is fascinating to discover how interesting the history of things I LoisB Sep 7 #4