86 DRIVING. 



many of the dreadful accidents which daily 

 occur. 



Every driver in England must keep the left 

 hand side of the road, as has been observed ; 

 but to pass a carriage which is going in the 

 same direction, he must always pass on its 

 outer side, with his left hand towards the right 

 side of that carriage. 



As driving four horses in a private carriage 

 belongs to the amateurs* " four-in-hand club," 

 and is not very general, it is only necessary 

 to remark that their traces should not be 

 crossed (see page 76), nor should the wheelers 

 do all the work. The traces of leaders should 

 not be too long (in imitation of an erroneous 

 continental fashion), because the superfluous 

 length swags with a fatiguing motion, and 

 adds very considerable weight to the horses' 

 draught : besides, when over-long traces are 

 slack, as in going down hill, or in sometimes 

 turning an acute angle, the horses in stepping 

 are in danger of placing one leg over the 

 slackened trace, which has happened notwith- 



