[HN Gopher] On the Road: The Woman and the Car (1909)
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       On the Road: The Woman and the Car (1909)
        
       Author : samclemens
       Score  : 41 points
       Date   : 2021-05-27 05:45 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | Chris2048 wrote:
       | Does this make sense:                 One of the most articles of
       | wear is a scarf or muffler for the neck
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       | The most _what_?
        
         | PebblesRox wrote:
         | Not sure which version you're reading but I'm on the PDF and it
         | says most important (on page 27 and also in the caption on the
         | picture after page 24).
        
           | Chris2048 wrote:
           | Hmm, the image caption that comes up. Maybe some kind of
           | software bug or translation error?
        
         | kokanator wrote:
         | I would say "important". Vehicles were not enclosed. A scarf or
         | muffler would keep the wind, rocks ( and bugs ) from hitting or
         | traveling down your neck
        
           | sharikone wrote:
           | Except that long scarves that became entangled in the wheel
           | were the cause of horrible accidents that happened to women
        
             | throwaway0a5e wrote:
             | This is early 1900s literature. It's assuming that the
             | reader isn't so dumb as to over-do it with a 20ft scarf.
             | Modern (say 1990+ or so) instructional literature makes
             | great pains to tell you everything you shouldn't do or make
             | clear that you can't deviate from whatever you're supposed
             | to do.
             | 
             | Additionally, this particular risk would have likely gone
             | without saying since the risk is no different in a horse
             | drawn carriage.
        
               | cafard wrote:
               | You might want to check the Wikipedia entry on Isadora
               | Duncan.
        
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       | PebblesRox wrote:
       | "Every motoriste should become a member of the Automobile
       | Association. It is an association formed for the purpose of
       | placing scouts on the different main roads to warn motorists of
       | police traps--and the expenditure of PS2 2s. a year in this
       | direction will perhaps be the means of saving you four or five
       | times that amount within a few months." (page 65)
        
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