They had ample room for their legs and an exterior boot for their baggage and the mail. All the passengers rode with baggage on their laps and mail pouches beneath their feet. They travelled relentlessly, day and night, with no more than brief moments at way stations for often poor food and no rest.

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A stagecoach traveled at an average speed of about 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h), with the average daily mileage covered being around 60 to 70 miles (97 to 113 km).

All stagecoach riders paid a price in physical discomfort, lack of sleep, bad food and unfriendly elements. As far as fare went, short trips charged 10 to 15 cents per mile. The cost for the 2,812-mile journey from Tipton, Missouri, to San Francisco, California, was $200, and that didn’t cover the $1 meals.

Stagecoach Companies: Ben Holladay and the Overland Express He had a contract with the United States Post Office that paid $365,000 a year. The Overland transported humans, packages and mail over a 3000 mile area. Its stagecoach drivers wore velvet-trimmed uniforms and Irish wool overcoats, and Holladay paid them well.

Drivers tended to sit on the right so they could ensure their buggy, wagon, or other vehicle didn’t run into a roadside ditch. It was also common practice with bench-seated drivers of single-line horse drawn carriages, where the need to accommodate the whip in the right hand predominated.

It has been noticed that countries that drive on the left side of the road have considerably fewer traffic accidents and fatalities than those that drive on the right side of the road. A study performed in 1969 by J.J. In right handed traffic, this important responsibility is relegated to the weaker left eye. J.J.

Decorative lamps Undercarriage lighting, though cool, is disallowed. Decorative lights, be they undercarriage neon lights, vehicle-interior neon lights or wiper-washer LEDs are strictly disallowed. Those lights “may distract and disorient other road users”.