The Farmer’s Anti-Automobile Society of Arkansaw
I'm going to assume that there never was a "Farmer's Anti-Automobile Society of Arkansaw" (or any other state) and that the list of road rules they supposedly adopted was early twentieth-century humor meant to poke fun at car-hating farmers.
Although some blogs, such as here, seem to think that this list of crazy road rules might have been real.
Although some blogs, such as here, seem to think that this list of crazy road rules might have been real.
The Carmen Headlight - Sep 10, 1909
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Years ago, while visiting my grandmother's uncle, he had a number of calendars out from the early days of automobiles. I distinctly recall one that listed expectations of motorists with respect to horse drawn carriages. The point about disassembling the car & hiding it out of sight of a horse was listed. There were guidelines pertaining to the motorist giving right of way to the horse. The other points, like shouting
& shooting at cars seem like blarney & hot air.
& shooting at cars seem like blarney & hot air.
Posted by Teri on 03/07/22 at 11:45 PM
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Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 03/08/22 at 06:10 PM
I don't think any of this ever was actually law, but I'm quite willing to believe that some of the more extreme carphobic farming communities wanted to make them law. I've seen a facsimile of a contemporary magazine stating that in some places, it was law that each automobile shall be preceded by a man on foot waving a red flag, and that when encountering a horse on the road, the automobile was to pull over and turn off the engine. No dismantling or tarpaulining, though.
Posted by Richard Bos on 03/13/22 at 05:56 AM
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