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POV: you pass a traffic jam (feddit.de)
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I'm sorry that I've written the 'POV' part wrong. It should be "POV: You are stuck in traffic and see me pass".

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[–] uservoid1@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

https://silodrome.com/railway-pennyfarthing/

This exceedingly old photograph shows a group of Russian Gendarmes in Moscow around 1890, the chap in the middle of the frame is sitting atop what is quite clearly a Penny-farthing designed for use on the railway lines. There is a counterweight on the shaft leading to the offset left wheel, I assume to keep him from falling off to his right, he also has a long handle in his right hand and I can’t for the life of me figure out what it’s for. Any ideas?

The handle is probably a hand pedal