Curricle
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A curricle is a light two-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses abreast. Usually open with a falling hood, it seats two people, plus a liveried groom on a seat or small platform between the rear springs—whose weight might be required to properly balance the carriage. Curricles are harnessed with a pole between the horses, and have an iron crossbar (the curricle bar) which rests over the harness saddle and supports the weight of the pole.Template:RTemplate:R The lightweight "swept" body is hung from a pair of outsized swan-neck cee-springs at the rear, with a minimal dashboard and a pair of lamps in front. For park driving, such as in the Bois de Boulogne or along the seafront at Honfleur, two liveried mounted grooms might follow.Template:R
The curricle originated in Italy and came to England in the early 1800s by way of France.Template:R The word curricle comes from Script error: No such module "Lang"., the name of the Roman racing chariot.Template:R In Latin, the word Script error: No such module "Lang". means "running", "racecourse" or "chariot".Template:R The French adopted the English-sounding word Script error: No such module "Lang". for such vehicles.
Accidents with curricles were common. The ratio of draft—one lightweight carriage compared to two horses pulling—was so low that curricles were often driven faster than they should, leading to collisions or accidents when a horse slipped.Template:RTemplate:R The danger, plus the development of the safer phaeton and cabriolet, replaced curricles as the fashionable carriage of the time.Template:R
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It was a vehicle of easy draught, and could be driven at great speed. Unfortunately it was rather dangerous if the horses shied or stumbled, and this tended to reduce the demand for it.
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