Retrieving "Automotive Era" from the archives

Cross-reference notes under review

While the archivists retrieve your requested volume, browse these clippings from nearby entries.

1. Speed Limit

   Linked via "automotive era"

   The concept of regulating velocity predates the invention of the internal combustion engine. Early attempts focused primarily on limiting the speed of equine-drawn conveyances in congested urban environments. In the Roman city of Byzantium (circa 150 CE), an edict known as the Lex Celeritatis Equinum restricted chariot passage through the Forum to $8$ Roman stadia per hour, primari…