Were Horses Regulated Before Cars?

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Fun fact: U.S. President U.S. Grant (in office between 1869 and 1877) was arrested twice for speeding while riding a horse through the streets of Washington, DC.

[@erraticonteuse]

He insisted on being arrested, because the President is not above the law!

[@brokenbridge6316]

I heard of that. One time a traffic cop was about to let him off with a warning. But Grant insisted on paying the traffic fine. Which was about twenty dollars in todays money.

[@PlutoTheSynth]

US president US grant....

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@PlutoTheSynth Ah, you saw what I did there!

[@PlutoTheSynth]

@@MatthewTheWanderer you did it not me

[@FilipArlet]

Horses were lucky emmisions testing wasn't a thing yet

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

"Emissions like those of a horse" don´t read the bible, kids.

[@techguy6241]

​@@PROVOCATEURSK Totally different meaning and context bro 💀

[@seigeengine]

@@PROVOCATEURSK We're out here talking about gas while you're on about getting some ass. Go touch some grass.

[@gideonmele1556]

@@techguy6241somewhat, since horse emissions also have a carbon problem similar to cows which greens dislike but you would need a lot of horses for that

[@Ferd414]

Actual bumper sticker seen on Mackinac Island (Look it up) circa 1990: Patience, please - I've only got two horsepower - Caution! Don't step in the exhaust!

[@raynaldiyudhistira4851]

Don't you just hate it when a knight pulled you over for galloping in a no galloping zone?

[@DasIllu]

There is a GTA1 clone in a medieval setting. Apparently they had sirens and flash lamps back then 😀

[@donovanulrich348]

​@@DasIllucould you imagine how annoying it would be, to be chased by a knight of the court? Complaining the whole time. "Sir, submit to the authority of the Kings court. Or you will be executed"

[@TheWizardGamez]

@@DasIlluname?

[@dandinzin]

@@TheWizardGamezThe name is “Rustler”

[@vladimirpain3942]

@@DasIllu That is actually awesome game :D Complet GTA vibe (including recoloring horse to avoid arrest) but in middleage. Brilliant.

[@MR_Yousif]

Why are these questions in this channel so random yet so good

[@george_4103]

As the name states, the author completes all the "side-quest-like" topics first.

[@taylorwayland7064]

Im still confused about a British voice being so excited and enthusiastic about America lol but i love it

[@disapearingwoman15]

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[@disapearingwoman15]

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[@disapearingwoman15]

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[@davidjennings2179]

Well done for picking another sponsor besides betterhelp

[@girl1213]

I remember a story where a town (yes in England) decided to enact its own traffic laws whenever there was news of Black Death coming about. They restricted all carts from entering their town and inspected the cargo before letting it go into the homestead. Thanks to that, death by Black Death was record-breaking-ly there.

[@MrDannyDetail]

Record-breaking-ly what there? Non-existant? Low? High?

[@mateuszbanaszak4671]

"... record-breaking-ly *rare* there." Was probably what you wanted to say. Yes?

[@Vampirecronicler]

​@mateuszbanaszak4671 or maybe it's a pun that the black death came anyways

[@mateuszbanaszak4671]

@@Vampirecronicler Maybe.

[@aaron6178]

Correction: The Dutch exchanged Manhattan for an English possession in the Moluccas, Indonesia, an island called Run. Part of the Treaty of Breda between Holland, England, France and Denmark. It wasn't conquered by the British. The Dutch East India company cornered the global nutmeg market by doing so.

[@Chariyama_]

🤓☝

[@GandWizard]

Correction-ception: New Amsterdam was not swapped between the Dutch and the English for the Moluccas, but for Surinam: "However, after the signing of the Treaty of Westminster in February 1674, both the Dutch territories were relinquished to the English. With the effective transfer of control on 10 November 1674 (N.S.), the names New Netherland and New Orange reverted to the English versions of "New York" and "New York City", respectively. Suriname became an official Dutch possession in return." - Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam

[@louvendran7273]

*Not Holland but the Netherlands. You made the classic error in the Anglosphere. Holland is a province of the Netherlands. Just like New York & New York City are not the same thing. Many people confuse England & Britain as well partly by Yankees on television. 😂😂

[@riograndedosulball248]

​@@louvendran7273 important to point out that there are languages in which calling the country and it's inhabitants, Holland and Hollanders, is the correct form. There is an agreement between the Portuguese speaking countries and the Netherlands allowing us to call them by Holanda, and the inhabitants by Holandeses, as there aren't any other words for 'Dutch' in the Portuguese language

[@pacificostudios]

This is fascinating. It should be pointed out that by the mid 19th century, many horses were used to pull horsecars along city streets. Electricity put them out to pasture because electric street railways were much more profitable. Lower operation cost, larger cars, and even trains became possible.

[@dacedebeer2697]

It's a shame those went out of style in favour of busses.

[@ferretyluv]

The laws against cars (because they scare horses) on Mackinac Island in Michigan have been upheld. It makes the island a tourist attraction. The only exception is for first responders. So they have an ambulance, cop cars, and fire trucks.

[@seigeengine]

@@dacedebeer2697 To some extent, but it's also important to consider that buses are flexible. You CAN change a bus route freely, but you can't do that when you're relying on being tethered to an electric distribution system.

[@KuK137]

@@seigeengine And? Modern mass transit needs zero flexibility, it needs to be reliable, high capacity and predictable. It's like arguing a barrel is more 'flexible' than water pipes.

[@seigeengine]

@@KuK137 It 100% needs flexibility. Routes change, roads are worked on, needs shift as passenger loads change at different times. In contrast, anywhere humans exist, they need water regularly. For everywhere we don't statically occupy we... bring small plastic barrels of water with us.

[@BouncingTribbles]

So trucks have always been restricted in residential neighborhoods. Makes sense really.

[@FireSisterBee]

2 SideQuest episodes within a month?? A welcome surprise

[@riograndedosulball248]

I believe that in Brazil, up until the 1950s, if you were to drive *A GOD DAMNED WHEELBARROW* out in the street, you needed to licence plate it. Nevermind a carriage, for those you needed a drivers license and a tax stamp. My grandpa never payed his oxcart license. Nobody ever enforced it lmao.

[@KTI-n8g]

ROFLMAO

[@baha3alshamari152]

The Ottomans banned horses in some cities due to the streets being too narrow for horses

[@Samuil-iq6eb]

*Ottomania.

[@bachdotrong9988]

So you are telling me that horses have more rights than children in the coal mine in the 19th century

[@ADMusic1999]

People always cared more about animals than people.

[@SuperheroMovieMusic]

I'd pay for the narrator the narrate the entire Lord of the Rings book with such gravitas!

[@GuitarRocker2008]

How about Lincoln a small city in England nearly became the capital of England and by extension the Empire.

[@savagepro9060]

"No Horse Cats here. Only Neighing Eunuchs!!"

[@JamesTM]

Hey! You got a good sponsor! Nice! I didn't end up using Odoo (my business was too small to justify the cost), but I considered them and they seemed quite reputable.

[@Chris-wp8po]

There was a time when bicycles needed a license and cars didn't.

[@Klaevin]

I would have expected horses and carts to be regulated for military accounting purposes. for example, the king would be able to know at any time how many horses were in his kingdom, so he could requiesition them for the army if he ever went to war. unfortunately, it was just used to keep the lower classes from having nice things...

[@jul1440]

" Your horse's left cheek is out, I'm writing you a repair order."

[@Genexperiment100]

Are you sure about 0:53 ? To my knowledge human sacrifices in Rome were extremly uncommon (or did straight up not exist; just Augustus sacrificed some humans, ironically to Caesar)

[@mg4361]

He might be referring to the high-status prisoners shown in triumphs, who would be ritually executed afterwards.

[@ferretyluv]

Looks like human sacrifice was banned in 93BC.

[@unmortal8672]

could just imagine a guard pacing a horse and rider going "I paced you going 20 clops a minute in a 10 clops a minute zone"

[@WolfeSaber9933]

A real kick in the balls for Sovereign Citizens as even horses and carts were regulated for centuries.

[@doujinflip]

7:35 I'm sure somebody has fired a live anti-tank munition off the back of a horse at some point 🪖🐴

[@aaronbasham6554]

Camel mounted canons were actually a thing that was used for a long time. I think camel mounted machine guns too

[@Surok7]

Next: Please do the WW2 - Allied airmen rescue from Yugoslavia

[@sirreginaldjohnston]

0:51 didn’t Roman’s detest Romans sacrifice? Except for the guys who got buried alive during the Carthaginian war

[@mg4361]

He might be referring to the high-status prisoners shown in triumphs, who would be ritually executed afterwards.

[@300fusionfall]

Yeah this has to be a mistake on their part, Ancient Greeks and Romans didn't do human sacrifices

[@voiceofraisin3778]

@@300fusionfall They explicitly banned human sacrifice in 97bc, that implies they were most definitely in favour of it and did it before then. They were also famous for gladiators who started off as a ritual killing at funeral services, so the border between riual sacrifice and ritual killing was very fuzzy in Rome.

[@cc0767]

​@@voiceofraisin3778banning something does not mean people were "in favour" of it before. Quite the opposite in fact, you dont randomly antagonize your population unless its about money.

[@300fusionfall]

@@voiceofraisin3778 97bc is also before Julius Caesar, so the video is wrong regardless, but I still disagree with the point that they were in favor of it until they banned it

[@AquaSteez]

In America we have had an exchange student from cheville who was a fan of this team . Feel sad for him lmao

[@WHOKAY25]

Interesting topic! Would like to add that the coming of the railways with their steam locomotives in the early 19th century played a key role in reducing the need for transportation by horse. I think I’ve seen an illustration from that era of a couple of horses dancing because the railway has cut out their work somewhat drastically.

[@andrewflores17]

Thankyou for another hilarious and educational litttle snippet of the world

[@PlutoTheSynth]

that joke and the end was funny and a nice twist

[@catotheyounger2689]

Funny enough, I was wondering about the same thing. Great video.

[@akramgimmini8165]

They surely weren´t horsin around with those rules

[@piersonm5574]

Glad he cut back on the ads

[@LeoWisconsinson]

That was a great LOTR clip.

[@shepherd8171]

0:40 love the detail of caesars receding hairline

[@elleas231]

i just adore your content, sir

[@milan190291]

new york wasnt concured, it was swapped for indonesia with the dutch

[@brokenbridge6316]

Why don't you talk about the history of Gunpowder?

[@thefary3]

The inmense majority of people, the inmense majority of times, used to walk.

[@TheRedBaron1917]

What would we do without the Dutch?

[@coryhudson4581]

Not have the saying "crimes against humanity" after what they did in their colonies we made that saying

[@houseplant1016]

Less drugsviolence in Europe

[@wallaroo6510]

Happy Horse birthday!

[@JazzJackrabbit]

It doesn't seem that the horses were licensed - just the vehicles and who could drive them.

[@seigeengine]

Horses definitely were not the primary way we transported ourselves (on land). That'd be our feet. We walked. Horses weren't even commonly used to pull loads until the end of the medieval period in Europe, there was next to not travel on carts or wagons, and horses intended specifically for riding were an order of magnitude more expensive than draught horses, which were ridden, but really mainly in the context of driving them as they pulled cargo.

[@simonschalbers530]

In Germany you have to wear a literal license plate on your horse when riding and participating in public traffic Also you need to pass a test to be allowed to ride in public

[@InfiniteLoop]

That horse skull had Fangs, horses have fangs, Today I learned about horse fangs.

[@Ferd414]

They're properly referred to as "wolf teeth", and they can cause trouble accepting a bit, so they usually get removed.

[@Peydonary]

another great vid

[@hashbrown777]

I mean horses are limited to 1HP and have their own sentience that help stop them from just running into stuff, and when they're injured they basically dont move, unlike cars which can "operate" with unsafe brakes et cetera

[@seigeengine]

Horses are not limited to 1 HP, sentience is bad, and you clearly didn't think anything you said through.

[@cc0767]

I like the videos on this channel but mid video sponsorships which take 20% of the screentime is insane

[@Chickenbowser]

Oy! You got a loicense fo' that 'orse there, mate?!

[@JamieZero7]

It makes sense for Rome since it's paved city streets and nobody wanted to talk in dung. You can see Pompeii graffiti they were against people's waste in the streets. Then you have the founding hill which had it's own set of rules. There was checkpoints as well to enter the city.

[@iainballas]

Long story short: If someone in power could make money selling a license, then it required a license. Even the Romans had traffic laws in city, and you had to be 'licensed' (aka have bribed the right people) in order to travel THROUGH the city with your cart. Tolls on bridges and roads and gates; fees to use a river or spring; right down to the right to use part of a field for farming. You'd get licenses to grow different kinds of crops, all so the wealthy could get more wealth without working.

[@theant4268]

Watching this 20 minutes after a massive fight

[@CoatedTrout]

WOAH WOAH WOAH 0:53 The Romans *hated* human sacrifice. They famously accused the Carthaginians of it as a justification for war against them. They often used the implication to slander politicians. Perhaps you've misread a source referring to 'sacrificial victims', referring to animals, and assumed it meant a person? May I suggest a future video on human sacrifice to correct this most egregious error?

[@sundhaug92]

7:36 not too inaccurate though, given the existence of elephant cannons ... and Sgt Reckless

[@nathangamble125]

I prefer elephant fanfiction to elephant canon

[@davidjones535]

You did not conquer New Amsterdam you traded two islands in the Caribbean fto the Dutch for it !

[@MrBobsmithers]

the ad seemed longer then the video itself.

[@BarnabyCodswallow]

I will never NOT love a random LOTR insert.

[@get6149]

Time for your horse emmision testing Snaps glove

[@uss_04]

06:08 Unexpected LotR reference and theme change

[@wgrandbois]

Does Britain have mandatory annual car checkups?

[@Edsen-qm5tw]

I never heard about equine ambulances XD

[@anaverageyoutubeuser]

Make a video about the Triple Alliance War.

[@CrimsonAlchemist]

I love the Lord of the Rings part!

[@Vakovakovv]

*for most of human history you had your two feet

[@R-Tex.]

Stewie Griffin when he grows old.

[@TheMotlias]

Erm... Rome HATED human sacrfice by Julius cesars time (though they got suspiciously close during triumphs) early in their history sure but not in the mid-late republic or imperial times

[@alfrancisbuada2591]

Horses are essentially ancient motorcycles

[@bigchungus5065]

Didn’t the first Chinese emperor, who was fond of book burning, also standardized wagon width for roads?

[@seigeengine]

Yes, but if we start mentioning every first time a thing happened anywhere in the world we're going to be here for ages.

[@RobertCoulter]

What is the march in the soundtrack?

[@VMVXMK2]

I thought horses are marked on their hind leg. you know, branding. Hot stuff.

[@LalitaLunaYogini]

That's such a silly question 😂

[@playerfox1438]

2 views and 23 likes. Only peak content can achieve that.

[@SamButler22]

A single horse can have as much as 15 horse power

[@ELS-tone]

How is it at 7:28 that horse riding has picked up in the last few decades?

[@seigeengine]

Tourism and event stuff (like weddings) probably.

[@DieLuftwaffel]

0:50 by the time of Caesar the Romans had ceased all human sacrifice for centuries, and even when they dis it it was extremely few extremely rarely. Not sure where you got this idea of wagons full of human sacrifices. Animal sacrifice, yes, but not even captured enemies were sacrificed. They werent a Pre-Columbian American civilization like the Aztec...

[@senditall152]

Interesting

[@albinoasesino]

Kinda weird. I tried to love this video format but... the music is kind of annoying after 2 minutes.

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

How can you regulate a horse?

[@luisfilipe2023]

TLDW: essentially no

[@God-ch8lq]

where i live u legally dont need a driving license for a donkey unless he's pulling a cart, cuz then the donkey+cart count as a vehicle u need a license for

[@coryhudson4581]

I was like damn ive not seen this one, clicked it and yeah it came out 15 minutes ago of be surprised if i had

[@LalitaLunaYogini]

Same ;)

[@mestre12]

What is up with all the lord of the ring references?

[@viktorkolaric4156]

Hold up just a second there. Human sacrifices in Rome? Sorry but what? Romans very explicitly didn't perform human sacrifices (unless you count triumphs). In fact when Hannibal invaded Sybiline books proscribed that a pair of greeks and a pair of gauls be burried alive as sacrifice. It was such a big deal that Romans stooped to human sacrifice that it was used to demonstrate how desperate the situation was.

[@ccityplanner1217]

Horses aren't dangerous like cars are.

[@seigeengine]

Horses are absolutely dangerous, and in ways cars aren't too.

[@halolynx0114]

the music is too much

[@paulyoder604]

Where is the citation for “human sacrifice” by the Romans?

[@maxwell7470]

seeing odoo sponsor this channel is werd ajajajajaja but ffun

[@penguinrevolution9041]

Not a great sponsor but at least it isn't an openly terrible one

[@savagepro9060]

4:54 Strange, considering that blacks were the earliest Cowboys!

[@Croz89]

I don't think it applied eveywhere.

[@Shecanread_shesbad]

Local SPCAs are not affiliated with the ASPCA, and they are different entities entirely. This video makes it seem as though the founder of the ASPCA (in new york) is responsible for and has congruent policies with local SPCAs. When you are referring to "The SPCA" you should be saying "The ASPCA" EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. "The New York SPCA" is not the same as "The ASPCA". They are two different entities, with different sources of funding, policies, etc. It's a very common misconception that they are the same, or affiliated, and largely effects local SPCAs negatively due to some of the policies of the ASPCA, especially in terms of euthanasia policies. When SPCA shelters reach or near capacity, they do not resort to euthanizing new intakes, as the ASPCA has a history of doing. Their policies and histories of non-medically necessary euthanasia differ widely.

[@arizonabusinessleague918]

Side Quest, your last 3-4 videos have been, not interesting. The first videos were memorizing.

[@svihl666]

7:45 / 8:09

[@mRahman92]

I guess mules were unregulated.

[@leepaterson3462]

The jokes on this thread are absolutely terrible 😂😂😂

[@ADMusic1999]

Is it true that people used to take their horses to the old town road and ride till they couldn’t no more?

[@boyankovachev7982]

❤❤❤

[@jordisaura6748]

human sacrifices to Roman pagan Gods?

[@lucasisacomic]

Your getting a like alone just because you dropped Better Health

[@phenanrithe]

There's such a thing as bad taste and putting a disrupting ad in the middle of the video (and as if it was part of the video). That's where you lost me.

[@Dayvit78]

"personal travel" is this guy a covert sovcit?