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Mallet-Heads: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 10:42am.
May 27, 1913. "Auto polo. Coney Island." The sport of kings with a little rodeo and demo derby thrown in. 5x7 glass negative, G.G. Bain Collection. View full size.
Relative Safety
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 2:16pm.
You know, suddenly the guy in the car next to me on the freeway steering with his knees while talking on his cell phone, eating a doughnut while checking his GPS, text messaging on his Blackberry and sipping on a hot latte doesn't seem like such a whacko after all.
Safety First
Submitted by Toto in Kansas on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 12:24pm.
Even though it's 1913 they were aware of auto safety. You can tell by the state of the art rollbars.
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