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the hackney proprietors had an exclusive license to carry passengers in the center of London. In 1805, the first 9 cabriolets were granted license to ply for hire but only outside of the main center of London and limited to two persons only—limiting the arrangement to a single passenger, with the driver uncomfortably sitting beside his fare. In 1823, 12 cabriolets were licensed and put into service with an awkward seat built off to one side for the driver—increasing the number of
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Accidents were common because the drivers showed off their new-found speed and would occasionally collide with streetposts or other vehicles causing the passengers to be pitched forward into the road. There were several attempts to ban the cabriolet as a safety hazard to other users of the roads. The
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England in the 1790s, the cabriolet was originally a two-seater driven by its owner, with a platform on the rear for a groom to stand on. The vehicle soon came of interest to the hire-trade. Londoners had wanted a faster alternative to the slow 4-wheeled hackney carriages, but
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has a folding hood that can cover its two occupants, one of whom is the driver. It has a large rigid apron, upward-curving shafts, and usually a rear platform between the C springs for a
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which had a lower center of gravity, thus a better safety record, and the driver was positioned
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the passengers. Hansoms gradually took over the hire-trade from the cabriolets.
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1241:‡ indicates vehicles that were used historically in public transport services
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London cabbie shown driving from seat outside the cover of a cabriole, 1823
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in the eighteenth century and quickly replaced the heavier
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Cabriolet with groom on footboard behind the covered seats
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Moore, Henry
Charles (1902). "Part II—Cabs, Chapter II".
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152:next two-wheel cab to come into popularity was the
270:"At about ten o'clock in the evening I drove with
246:Omnibuses and Cabs : Their Origin and History
93:is derived from the French version of the Italian
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123:One who drives a horse-drawn cab for hire is a
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33:Rear view of design for cabriolet, 1875
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286:vol. I , extract in Frank Herrmann,
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208:A Dictionary of Horse Drawn Vehicles
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284:Works of Art and Artists in England
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14:
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49:, with two wheels and a single
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61:. The design was developed in
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331:English Horse Drawn Vehicles
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7:
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10:
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1190:Equestrian use of roadways
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703:
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335:Frederick Warne & Co.
288:The English as Collectors
16:Light horse-drawn vehicle
1264:Animal-powered vehicles
1185:Museums and collections
1056:Whippletree/double tree
1036:Swingletree/singletree
206:Smith, D.J.M. (1988).
175:Cabriolet (automobile)
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406:carriages and coaches
329:Parry, David (1979).
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116:" is a shortening of
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1008:Vehicle construction
988:Trolley and lift van
828:Limbers and caissons
393:Horse-drawn vehicles
252:. pp. 205–210.
1021:Front axle assembly
706:carriages and carts
626:Runabout (carriage)
276:British Institution
148:passengers to two.
47:horse-drawn vehicle
893:Two-wheeled calash
250:Chapman & Hall
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596:Marathon carriage
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1221:Carriage museums
558:Horsebus/Omnibus
542:Hackney carriage
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307:on 21 April 2005
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71:vehicle for hire
67:hackney carriage
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41:(alternatively
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1074:Bearing rein
1016:Coachbuilder
818:Jaunting car
751:Chasse-marée
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404:Four-wheeled
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1109:Horse brass
1051:Wheelwright
1026:Hammercloth
924:Sled/sleigh
917:Non-wheeled
858:Sprung cart
704:Two-wheeled
653:State coach
647:Stage wagon
611:Post chaise
272:Mr Eastlake
1253:Categories
1199:Categories
1046:Wainwright
953:Chuckwagon
812:Hansom cab
641:Stagecoach
616:Road Coach
590:Mail coach
343:0723221723
217:0851314686
186:References
170:Hansom cab
154:Hansom cab
114:hansom cab
99:young goat
97:meaning a
1259:Carriages
1206:Carriages
1155:Postilion
1089:Breeching
1031:Shaft bow
833:Ralli car
719:Cape cart
713:Cabriolet
695:Wagonette
685:Vis-Ă -vis
670:Tarantass
601:Park Drag
512:Dos-Ă -dos
506:Diligence
478:Charabanc
448:Buckboard
397:carriages
311:7 January
226:11597864M
125:cabdriver
118:cabriolet
91:cabriolet
89:The word
85:Etymology
39:cabriolet
1145:Coachman
1079:Blinders
863:Stanhope
766:Curricle
744:Quadriga
680:Victoria
631:Sociable
621:Rockaway
575:Karozzin
564:Horsecar
484:Clarence
468:Carryall
443:Brougham
423:Barouche
352:4485663M
258:6913211M
180:Carriage
164:See also
110:taxi-cab
95:capriolo
55:carriage
43:cabriole
1165:Driving
1150:Footman
1138:Related
1104:Crupper
1066:Harness
983:Trolley
945:drayage
929:Travois
908:Whiskey
903:Volante
888:Tumbrel
878:Tilbury
771:Dogcart
761:Croydon
729:Chariot
606:Phaeton
580:Kibitka
522:Droshky
463:Cariole
438:Britzka
131:History
69:as the
1231:Images
1180:Tandem
1160:Livery
1124:Terret
1119:Saddle
1099:Collar
1094:Bridle
978:Telega
934:Troika
823:Kalesa
796:Gharry
756:Cidomo
665:Surrey
658:Gilded
585:Landau
570:Jingle
553:Herdic
548:Hearse
527:Fiacre
473:Chaise
458:Calash
428:Berlin
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278:..." (
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158:behind
146:paying
79:London
63:France
53:. The
1211:Carts
1129:Trace
1114:Lines
998:Wagon
993:Vardo
973:Lorry
968:Float
873:Tanga
868:Sulky
853:Sjees
786:Float
776:Dokar
739:Triga
690:Vozok
675:Triga
501:Coupé
489:Coach
453:Buggy
433:Brake
418:Bandy
413:Araba
75:Paris
59:groom
51:horse
883:Trap
843:Shay
791:Gari
781:Ekka
734:Biga
724:Cart
517:Drag
395:and
338:ISBN
313:2008
212:ISBN
112:or "
104:The
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