According to Guinness World Records, the first person charged with speeding was Walter Arnold from Paddock Wood, Kent. On 28 January 1896, Arnold was seen going 4 times the allowed 2 mph speed limit in his Benz. The constable pursued him on his bicycle, issuing a ticket for £4 7s (roughly £260 in today’s money), of which 10 shillings was for speeding.
Sounds like the first shameless speed trap in history. 2mph? Was the road through a childrens playground or something?
Back in the day streets were for people…
Horses were slow and wouldn’t run over someone, so it’s less like driving down an empty street and more like driving through a children’s playground
It would be difficult to keep a horse at 2mph for any length of time. Even for a human that’s a pretty damn slow walk.
Horses have 4 speeds; walk, trot, canter, and gallop. A walk is the slowest and will be about 4mph. You can make them go slower for a small amount of time but they’ll get frustrated.
The speed limit for cars was not the same as horses