> Police, he observed, had developed ways of stopping a runaway horse, but stopping a runaway motor car was another matter entirely.

I'm curious about the ways of stopping a horse

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embedding-shape 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Horses are very easy to trip if you can get close enough, at least close enough to be able to throw something if nothing else. Lassos help also and is a bit less violent.

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jaffa2 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Gun, possibly?

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orbital-decay 3 days ago | parent [-]

Mounting, wedging, steering uphill, forcing the head into a turn, etc. Tripping and especially firearms were used as a last resort, there's plenty of ways to do that without permanently injuring or killing the horse.

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		Sorry yes. I see what was meant now.