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Cabriolet - horse drawn vehicle, single seat, no fixed cab but with fold
down hood.
Roadster - a fast saddle horse.
Tyre - the steel rim on a wheel.
Hackney cab -special design "taxi" named after designer Hackney, "cab"
being short for cabriolet.
Why drive on the left? - it is said that a male rider in early Europe rode
on left side to enable rapid withdrawing of his sword with his right hand to
defend against oncoming party on (his) right side (they also riding on their
left side or same reason.
Statues - it is common, but less so in USA, that statues of horsemen are so
designed as to indicate the rider's death: A - where all horse four feet are
attached to plinth, rider died in peacetime; B - where one front leg raised,
rider died subsequent to battle wounds. C - where both front legs raised,
rider died in battle.
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